2020 Impact Report

Learn how alum Michael Light is delivering end-of-life care to Seattle's homeless population in our 2020 Impact Report: Making Social Work Central to Health Care.

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.

Tribal Rights Affirmed

Indigenous health scholar and Choctaw Nation member Karina Walters discusses the Supreme Court decision affirming tribal rights in Oklahoma.

Taking a stand

In an open letter to our social work community, the School’s leadership team calls for solidarity 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 pandemic.

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News & Events

Research News

NIH funds mentorship study

The NIH has awarded the School's Social Development Research Group a five-year $2.5 million grant to study the nation's longest-running youth mentoring model that pairs full-time salaried professional mentors with youth at risk.

Latino Health and Well-being

Unequal impact of COVID-19

A scarcity of bilingual health care providers and a lack of testing and data collection in areas where Latinos live may be disproportionately impacting Hispanic communities in Whatcom County, says Associate Professor Gino Aisenberg.

Bonderman Fellowships

Social work students honored

Congratulations to our three Bonderman fellows: BASW student Boi (Gina) Casillas and MSW students Asha Abdulahi and Drew Pierce-Street—chosen for their integrity, vision and leadership as well as their potential for impact in the global community.

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