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President’s Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award Recognizes Mary Beer’s Focus on Student-Centered Learning
Mary Beer, LCSW-S, assistant dean for practicum education, is one of two recipients of the President’s Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence...
Read moreCynthia Franklin Publishes Practitioner’s Guide to SFBT in Schools
Cynthia Franklin, Ph.D., LCSW-S, LMFT, the Stiernberg/Spencer Family Professor in Mental Health at UT Social Work, has published a new...
Read moreNew Network Will Connect Former Foster Youth With Workforce Resources
Youth aging out of Texas foster care will soon have a direct line to help navigate workforce programs, education, housing,...
Read moreUT Social Work Announces Shanna Killeen as Clinical Assistant Professor – Disabilities Studies
The School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin announced that Shanna Killeen will join its faculty...
Read moreThree Faculty Join Newly Established Faculty Advisory Cohort
At the invitation of President Jim Davis and Provost William Inboden, Yolanda Padilla, Danielle Parrish and Mary Velasquez have been...
Read moreDean Cole: SSW Updates on Growth
(originally sent Thursday, March 5, 2026) Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to share several exciting updates, which reflect many months of...
Read moreNew Course Prepares Social Workers to Lead in Digital Health
The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work launched a new course this spring — Digital Health and...
Read moreDr. Jaime Fuentes-Balderrama Explores Parent Training and Family Well-Being Across Borders
Wednesday’s installment of the Moritz Center Lunch & Learn series featured Dr. Jaime Fuentes-Balderrama discussing his research, “Out of This...
Read morePeace practitioner Paul Hutchinson brings lessons from Northern Ireland to UT Social Work
When Paul Hutchinson greeted the audience at his “Dividing (up) the Peace” event on Tuesday, February 24, he did so...
Read moreUT Social Work Announces Robert Sebesta as Clinical Assistant Professor - Health and Aging
The School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin announced that Robert Sebesta, LCSW-S, HEC-C (MSSW ‘02),...
Read moreThree Texas Social Work faculty members to be recommended for promotion
Dean Allan Cole announced that several faculty colleagues will be recommended by The University of Texas at Austin President Jim...
Read moreCheng Chow and Xiaoyi Zeng earn Outstanding Graduate Research Fellowship for doctoral research
UT Social Work doctoral students Cheng Chow andXiaoyi Zeng have both been awarded an Outstanding Graduate Research Fellowship, marking the...
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