Alexandra Rose had her eye on the Rotary Peace Fellowship for some time when she came across the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work’s website.
The School of Social Work moved up three spots in the latest U.S. News & World Report “Best Graduate Schools” rankings, rising to a tie for fourth in the nation among the 319 surveyed social work schools accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the Council on Social Work Education.
Albritton was honored with the Hortense K. McClinton Outstanding Faculty Staff Award at the 2023 Black Alumni Reunion Light on the Hill Society Awards Gala.
Over the past 34 years, as the School of Social Work has created a bigger footprint and seen its influence and ability to help others around the state grow, practicum education has evolved with it.
110 UNC School of Social Work graduate students traveled to Washington, D.C., where they had the opportunity to deepen their study of oppression and resistance.
Mia Concepcion, a student in the School’s 2-Year Full-Time Program in Chapel Hill, and Mercedes Jackson, a student in the 3-Year Program in Winston-Salem, were recently named recipients of the scholarship, which honors social work pioneer Hortense King McClinton.