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.
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School briefs
Professor Michael Lambert was a keynote speaker in November for the 2018 Caribbean Regional Conference of Psychology in... Read More
School co-hosts 8th annual Wicked Problems institute in Chicago
More than 150 social work leaders, child welfare administrators, researchers, and philanthropists, gathered in Chicago in... Read More
In the news
The Jordan Institute for Families and assistant professor Paul Lanier were featured in "Home visiting report reveals wide... Read More
Alumni briefs: Maynard, MSW ’97; Hunt, MSW ’14; Crea, Ph.D. ’07; McDonald, MSW ’16
Easter Maynard, MSW '97, was elected in October to the board of directors for BB&T Corporation. Maynard serves as... Read More
Mimi Chapman appointed associate dean of doctoral education
Professor Mimi Chapman, Ph.D., has been named associate dean for doctoral education. She succeeds Matthew Howard, Ph.D., who... Read More
Faculty, students present at annual CSWE Conference in Orlando, Fla.
UNC School of Social Work faculty members and students participated in the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE)... Read More
School briefs
Chancellor Carol Folt recently honored several of our faculty members during an awards breakfast for their years of service... Read More
Statewide summit, research study point to need for more home visiting programs in North Carolina
Nearly 99 percent of North Carolina’s children do not receive services from home visiting (HV) programs, a new study from... Read More
Alumni briefs: Barker, MSW ’89; McKnight, MSW ’15; Washington, Ph.D. ’13
Molly Barker, MSW '89, was the guest speaker for the Town Hall Lecture Series in North Platte, NE. An accomplished... Read More
Recent publications
Doctoral candidate Laurie M. Graham, MSW/MPH dual degree graduate Erin Magee, and professor Rebecca Macy DeLong, S. M.,... Read More