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.
Parisi, Villodas named Outstanding Doctoral Students 2021
Anna Parisi and Melissa Villodas have received the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for 2021 at the University of North... Read More
Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Initiative partners with N.C. African Services Coalition to assist refugee communities
The School of Social Work’s Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Initiative is partnering with the N.C. African Services... Read More
School recognizes Distinguished Alumni and Tate-Turner-Kuralt Champions
Each year at graduation, the UNC School of Social Work presents the Distinguished Alumni Award to recognize alumni who have... Read More
School sees historic 10-year high in MSW applications
Interest in the UNC School of Social Work’s MSW program hit a 10-year high with nearly 735 applications submitted for the 2021-22 academic year, a 27% jump over last year. Read MoreFaculty and staff honored for mentoring, teaching and service
Faculty and staff were recently honored with 2021 UNC School of Social Work Recognition Awards. Recipients were nominated by... Read More
Highlights from Abdi Nor Iftin’s presentation
Abdi Nor Iftin, author of “Call Me American,” spoke on “A Refugee’s Journey” during the fourth event in the UNC... Read More
Justice Prevails in the Death of George Perry Floyd, Jr.
A Message from Dean Gary L. Bowen This afternoon (April 20, 2021), a jury in Minnesota found former police officer Derek... Read More
School to celebrate and honor MSW and Ph.D. graduates in virtual commencement
The UNC School of Social Work will honor and celebrate its 2021 graduating class of MSW and Ph.D. students in a virtual... Read More
McNellan honored at IPRC Student Presentation Day
Claire McNellan, a first-year doctoral student at UNC School of Social Work, was one of two UNC-Chapel Hill graduate... Read More
Dawes selected to participate in Chancellor’s seminar
Hayden Dawes has been chosen to participate in “The American Professoriate,” a seminar co-taught by Chancellor Kevin... Read More