Each year, the University of Washington carefully selects students for the celebrated Husky 100 cohort. Chosen because of the way they engage challenges with passion and creativity, UW students are evaluated on how well they find connections between what they learn in the classroom and their practical experience.
April 25, 2023
Social Work students Taylor Ingram and Ellie Greenberg selected for 2023 “Husky 100”
March 27, 2023
Dean Edwina Uehara selected for 2023 lifetime achievement award
Edwina (Eddie) Uehara, dean of the University of Washington School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the lifetime achievement award from the National Association of Social Workers Washington chapter, recognizing her lifetime of contributions to the social work profession in Washington state and across the country.
March 21, 2023
Karina Walters appointed director of NIH Tribal Health Research Office
Karina Walters, professor and co-director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work, has been appointed director of the Tribal Health Research Office at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
March 16, 2023
Michael S. Spencer selected dean of the School of Social Work
Michael S. Spencer has been appointed Ballmer Endowed Dean of the University of Washington School of Social Work. His appointment, subject to approval by the UW Board of Regents, begins July 1, 2023.
March 10, 2023
School of Social Work leaders salute faculty members during Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. In its continued commitment to support Black experience, progress and feminism, this month the leadership team of the School of Social Work recognizes the outstanding contributions of School faculty members who are Black women.