UNC School of Social Work shares news and feature stories through its website, social media channels, alumni magazine Contact, and monthly email newsletter. You can scroll through our news releases by date of release, listed below.
If you have information or questions about news at the School, contact Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications and Marketing Barbara Wiedemann or Assistant Director for Strategic Communications and Marketing Matt Smith.
Faculty and staff honored with School recognition awards
Faculty and staff were honored with 2022 UNC School of Social Work recognition awards. Colleagues and staff submit... Read More
First-year student receives NASW-NC Equity and Inclusion Award
First-year student Bridgette Agbozo was among five North Carolina social work students to receive the 2022 Equity and... Read More
School joins nationwide effort to improve public health response to partner violence
In the fall, UNC-Chapel Hill will be one of 14 universities across 11 states working to improve the public health response to intimate partner violence by building capacity among community agencies. Read MoreNew staff join Behavioral Health Springboard
Sarah Reives-Houston has been named director of Behavioral Health Springboard. She succeeds Tara Bohley, who recently... Read More
School to host first in-person graduation ceremony since pandemic
The UNC School of Social Work will honor and celebrate its 2022 graduating class of MSW and Ph.D. students in a commencement... Read More
School faculty honored with University Public Service Awards
UNC School of Social Work faculty members Allison De Marco and Tonya Van Deinse were among 10 Carolina faculty, staff,... Read More
Bohley steps down from BHS to return to private practice
Tara Bohley, clinical assistant professor and the director of UNC School of Social Work’s Behavioral Health Springboard... Read More
UNC School of Social Work ranked a Top 10 School
UNC School of Social Work remains one of the top 10 social work programs in the nation according to the latest U.S. News... Read More
Inaugural Legacy Speakers Series to focus on child maltreatment prevention
UNC School of Social Work is launching a Social Work Legacy Speakers Series this month with a focus on promoting child... Read More
UNC researchers collaborate with DPS to raise awareness on human trafficking
Law enforcement and public safety leaders across the country know that people who have experienced or been exposed to human... Read More