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.
Ph.D. student awarded Robert Wood Johnson Foundation scholarship
Doctoral student Hayden Dawes has been selected as a 2020 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Health Policy Research... Read More
Chowa, Cuddeback and Goings appointed distinguished professors
UNC School of Social Work faculty members Gina Chowa, Gary Cuddeback, and Trenette Clark Goings have been recognized for... Read More
Goings awarded $1.8 million NIH grant to study substance use in biracial youth and emerging adults
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded UNC School of Social Work Professor Trenette Clark Goings a $1.8 million... Read More
Ansong appointed Wallace Kuralt Early Career Distinguished Scholar
David Ansong, Ph.D., has been appointed a Wallace Kuralt Early Career Distinguished Scholar. This term professorship was... Read More
SSW will host Ibram X. Kendi as part of Centennial Speakers Series
UNC School of Social Work will host “How to Be an Antiracist: A Conversation with Ibram X. Kendi” on Wednesday, Oct. 28,... Read More
Rev. William J. Barber: Social workers must be social justice advocates
Social work demands that social workers embrace their roles as social justice activists. The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II... Read More
SIE Lab launches initiative, survey tool to support and empower communities to overcome poverty
What if a simple survey could offer struggling communities a better understanding of their economic, health and social... Read More
Refugee Mental Health and Wellness initiative expands to other N.C. counties
The UNC School of Social Work’s Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Initiative has signed a new contract and received... Read More
Deadline to apply for 20-month Advanced Standing Program slated for Oct. 13
The deadline to apply to the School of Social Work’s new 20-month Advanced Standing Program is quickly approaching.... Read More
UNC School of Social Work launches voter awareness campaign
Students, faculty and staff at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work have launched a... Read More