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.
Zerden to serve as director of interprofessional education and practice
Lisa de Saxe Zerden, Ph.D., will serve as the UNC School of Social Work’s director of interprofessional education and... Read More
NASW Foundation awards MSW student Gosnell Memorial Scholarship
The National Association of Social Workers Foundation has awarded second-year MSW student Stephany N. Mejia the Consuelo W.... Read More
Recent publications
Clinical associate professor Lisa Zerden, and Ph.D. graduates Brianna Lombardi and Erica Richman de Sax Zerden, L.,... Read More
Alumni briefs: Lloyd, MSW ’03; Creech, MSW ’98; Batch, MSW/JD ’06; Crews, MSW ’18, Perry, MSW ’09; Bilazarian, MSW ’78
Susan Lloyd, MSW '03, was promoted to quality assurance reviewer II at Georgia Disability Adjudication Services. Lloyd is... Read More
School briefs
Denisé Dews, MSW, has been promoted to assistant director of Field Education at the UNC School of Social Work. Dews joined... Read More
Albritton appointed assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion
Travis Albritton, Ph.D., has been appointed to the newly created position of assistant dean of diversity, equity and... Read More
Chowa appointed associate dean for global engagement
Gina Chowa, Ph.D., has been appointed associate dean for global engagement at the UNC School of Social Work. In this new... Read More
In the news
Professor Sheryl Zimmerman was quoted in The Washington Post article, "Bill before DC Council would block assisted living... Read More
School program introduces high school seniors to social work profession
By Ben Balderas This summer, the School of Social Work hosted its 5th annual Social Work Introduction for the Next... Read More
In the news
Julia Da Silva, a dual degree social work and public administration student, published a column, titled, "We care about the... Read More