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.
Social work, dental health will partner on new SAMHSA grant
Lisa Zerden, Ph.D., has received a $200,000 training grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help social work and dental health professional students learn more about substance use disorders (SUD). Read MoreIris Carlton-LaNey receives NASW’s Lifetime Achievement Award
Berg-Beach Distinguished Professor Iris Carlton-LaNey is the recipient of the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) Lifetime Achievement Award. Read MoreNew students connect virtually for Welcome Weekend events
About 140 admitted students participated in the School of Social Work’s Virtual Welcome Weekend sessions during the second... Read More
Ph.D. students receive community engagement fellowships
Ph.D. students Anna Parisi and Brooke Jordan were both recently selected as fellows for the Carolina Center for Public Service Community Engagement Fellowship program. Read MoreMSW student Sara Shilling named Schweitzer Fellow
Sara Shilling, a Master of Social Work student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Alexis Musick, a... Read More
New scholarships to assist MSW students pursuing macro or micro practice
Starting this fall, the School of Social Work will have two more scholarships available to assist MSW students in... Read More
School Offers Virtual Welcome Weekend Events
The UNC School of Social Work will host three virtual Welcome Weekend events next week, giving all MSW admitted applicants... Read More
New ways to continue our mission
How have programs and activities at UNC School of Social Work changed during the coronavirus pandemic? The most visible... Read More
Honoring Social Workers
During times of crisis, our communities turn to our health and behavioral health professionals for solace and support. It... Read More
Testa selected for Champions of Children award
Mark Testa, the Spears-Turner Distinguished Professor of Social Work, has been selected by the national Child Welfare League... Read More