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.
In the news
Former professor Hortense McClinton was featured on the University's website honoring 225 years of Tar Heels. McClinton was... Read More
Student turns passion for photography into pursuit of MSW to create change
Sometimes students are called to the field of social work in the most unexpected ways. Just ask Bridget McEnaney, a final... Read More
Alumni briefs: McCloud, MSW ’01; Crouse, MSW ’17; McDonald, MSW ’16
Karen McCloud, MSW '01, has been selected to receive the 2019 Tom V Child Advocacy Award. The award is given annually by NC... Read More
School briefs
Faculty members Travis Albritton and Kim Strom-Gottfried are serving on a new faculty advisory committee focused on the... Read More
Recent publications
Professor Din Chen Chen, X. & Chen, D. G. (2019). Cognitive theories, paradigm of quantum behavior change, and cusp... Read More
Save the date: Out in the Field community event slated for March 26
The LGBTQ Caucus is hosting an "Out in the Field" panel discussion on March 26 in the UNC School of Social Work's... Read More
MSW student receives 2019 NASW-NC President’s Award
The National Association of Social Workers North Carolina Chapter (NASW-NC) has named MSW student Mariah Cowell as the... Read More
School to host memorial service for Matthew Howard on Feb. 2
The UNC School of Social Work will host a memorial service to celebrate the life of Dr. Matthew O. Howard, Ph.D., on... Read More
Panel discussion and teach-in planned on immigration and deportation
The Latinx Caucus and the Social Justice Action Committee are hosting a special program on immigration and deportation next... Read More
Three-year grant to fund project addressing behavioral health needs of UNC students
UNC’s School of Social Work has been awarded a $102,000 grant to help address the unrecognized and untreated behavioral... Read More