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.
School of Social Work centennial celebration to span two years
UNC School of Social Work has announced plans to span its centennial celebration over two years, beginning with the... Read More
Centennial Speaker Series launches in September with Rev. Dr. Barber
The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II will be the inaugural speaker for the new Centennial Speaker Series at the University of... Read More
MSW student selected as I4 Boundary Spanner Scholar
MSW student Jazmyne Jones has been selected to participate in the 14 Boundary Spanner Scholars Program. This scholars... Read More
Neil Bilotta joins School of Social Work and GSDI
Bilotta’s work explores social inclusion and culturally responsive ethics of global social work... Read MoreSSW invites social workers and others to participate in webinar on recognizing and disrupting systemic racism
This important conversation will be framed around the guiding principle that social workers must challenge social injustice. Read MoreNew study shows stress in children affects parents’ stress levels
For many parents, helping their children navigate and cope with stress and anxiety can be challenging on any given day. But... Read More
FCRP to develop training to strengthen North Carolina kinship care
The School of Social Work’s Family and Children’s Resource Program (FCRP) has been awarded a contract to develop... Read More
School launches fall semester with virtual JumpStart orientation for MSW students
Unlike in previous years, the kickoff event to the fall semester began with a virtual session, with School leaders greeting students ... Read MoreFamily commits $1.7 million planned gift for new MSW endowed scholarship
The Henry and Sandra Hobbs Endowed Scholarship Fund will support the tuition and fees of scholars who strengthen the social, economic, and cultural diversity of the school's student body. Read MoreTeresa Rivera Capcha awarded Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarship
The National Association of Social Workers Foundation has awarded MSW student Teresa Rivera Capcha the Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarship. Read More