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SHSSW Faculty Rethinking Suicide Prevention with Young LGBTQ+ Adults
Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide, amounting to 800,000 lives lost every year. In the United States suicide is...
Read moreRunning with her dream: Jennifer Luna
When Jennifer Luna first began as a career services professional at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work after graduating...
Read moreMSSW student awarded Ima Hogg Scholarship
Izzy Madaelil has caught the Texas spirit. After a long and winding journey and watching her siblings come through UT...
Read moreSHSSW alum selected as 2022 Field Instructor of the Year
Sarah McCafferty, LCSW-S, believes in the importance of field instruction in not only social work students’ education, but also in...
Read moreAllan Cole Appointed Dean of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin has selected Allan Cole to serve as dean of the Steve...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Ana Kearney, MSSW '22
Ana Kearney has found her niche—not only through social work, but also through Latin American Studies, thanks to UT Austin’s...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Reese Brinkley, MSSW '22
Reese Brinkley has always known that he wanted to be in a helping profession, operating in a field that made...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Kaleigh Emerson, MSSW '22
Kaleigh Emerson’s story is a testament to the versatility of a social work degree. Looking to the future, she is...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Genevieve Garceau, BSW '22
Budding social workers may not realize that the very profession with which they hope to change the world changes them...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Paola Rodriguez, BSW '22
Paola Rodriguez has always been geared towards justice and helping others. She just wasn’t sure which of her many passions...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Sarah Naizer, MSSW '22
For Sarah Naizer, UT Austin is part of a family legacy, but pursuing social work was a choice all her...
Read moreSteve Hicks School of Social Work moves up to 7th place in US News and World Reports Rankings
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work’s Master’s in Social Work program has received a 7th place ranking, tying with...
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