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.
From the Dean: A time for gratefulness
As individuals, families and communities, we have been challenged in every possible way, but here we are still standing and standing together as one UNC School of Social Work community in the context of our centennial year. Read MoreFaculty, students and alumni presented at annual CSWE meeting
UNC School of Social Work faculty members, students and alumni participated in the Council on Social Work Education’s... Read More
Highlights from Ibram X. Kendi’s presentation
The new Centennial Speaker Series is becoming a highlight of the academic year for UNC School of Social Work students,... Read More
New $100K gift to reward students for innovative initiatives
Vera Tayeh's gift will provide $10,000 awards to student projects that have the potential to improve the lives of individuals, families, and communities. Read MoreC-SWAV to host text bank Oct. 28
Carolina Social Workers Action for Voting (C-SWAV) will host a non-partisan text bank on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 8-9 p.m.... Read More
“Facilitating Injustice” examines the forced incarcerating of Japanese Americans in WWII
During World War II, nearly 120,000 individuals thought to have "Japanese ancestry" in the United States were removed from... Read More
SSW launches new website
UNC School of Social Work launched its new website on Oct. 20, 2020. The new website replaces a website that the School had... Read More
Faculty awarded $539K grant to study family justice centers
Over the last two decades, family justice centers have served as one-stop shop locations across the country to address the... Read More
MSW classes to continue remotely in the spring
The UNC School of Social Work will continue to offer MSW classes remotely in the spring, a decision School leaders said... Read More
Application deadline extended for 20-month Advanced Standing Program
The 20-month Advanced Standing application deadline has been extended to November 10, 2020, 11:59pm EST. Applicants who... Read More