Pride

LGBTQ health expert Professor Karen Fredriksen Goldsen discusses the Supreme Court ruling outlawing workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Congratulations, graduates!

Hats off to the 291 graduates who joined the global social work community June 14. Watch event speeches, videos and more on our YouTube channel.

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Taking a stand

In an open letter to our social work community, the School’s leadership team calls for unity in the face of unrelenting racial injustice.

Project Connect

Project Connect enables social work students to gain valuable experience by working with local agencies to support vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.

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COVID-19 Information

Visit our COVID-19 page for the latest School updates and resources plus links to the UW Back to School and Back to Work pages.

Faculty mentorship Award

Nurturing student success

Presidential Term Professor Michael Spencer is the recipient of the 2020 Lewayne Gilchrist Doctoral Mentor Award. This honor recognizes faculty members who have dedicated their careers to the promise and success of their students.

Population Health

Reducing economic impact

Three teams involving School of Social Work faculty and researchers received UW Population Health grants to study ways to reverse or mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on vulnerable populations and businesses.

Stories from the pandemic

Serving up appreciation

In March, Evalynn Fae Taganna Romano (MSW '20, MPH ‘21) launched a campus-wide effort to solicit thank-you notes and donations to provide breakfast for UW custodial workers—a project with very personal connections.

FAST FACTS

Fact Fact: $5 Million Awarded Annually in Student Support

Fact Fact: #1 In the World, Social Work Schools, (Center for World University Rankings 2017)

Fact Fact: #3 In the Nation, Best Graduate Schools, (U.S. news & World Report 2020)

Fact Fact: #1 Faculty Scholarship, (Scientometrics Impact And Productivity Study 2018)

Fact Fact: 600+ Field Sites for BASW and MSW Students