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.
Faculty awarded grant to strengthen support for Air Force members, families
UNC School of Social Work faculty have been awarded a $302,500 grant to develop screening and service-planning tools that... Read More
Meet our new doctoral students
Melissa Jenkins earned her BSW degree from Meredith College in 2017. While at Meredith, she worked on four research... Read More
School to host “Silence Sam” documentary
UNC School of Social Work will host a free screening of the short documentary "Silence Sam" on Monday, Aug. 27, 2018. The... Read More
School briefs
Assistant professor Paul Lanier presented at the Joint World Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development... Read More
School welcomes new MSW students
The UNC School of Social Work welcomed 139 new MSW students to the program on Aug. 17, with the launch of its annual... Read More
In the news
Research professor and Project NO REST director Dean Duncan was featured in the Charlotte Post article, "Modern-day slavery... Read More
Recent publications
Assistant professor Rainier Masa and associate professor Gina Chowa Masa, R., Graham, L., Khan, Z., Chowa, G., & Patel,... Read More
Alumni briefs: Allison, MSW ’18; Hunt, MSW ’14; Greeson, Ph.D. ’09; Molokwu, MSW ’18; Garland, Ph.D. ’09; Bazemore, MSW ’06; Condon, MSW ’01;
Frank Allison, MSW ’18, of Carrboro, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Aug. 10. Allison, 52, was the coordinator for... Read More
Starting this fall, applicants to MSW program no longer required to take GRE
Beginning this fall, prospective students applying to the School of Social Work’s MSW program will not have to take the... Read More
Student credits influence of social workers for helping her pursue an MSW
Amber Faison can’t remember a time that she hasn’t aspired to be a social worker. Given that the profession has had such... Read More