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September 21: Don't miss the Annual Tailgate!
Join us for the 10th Annual Steve Hicks School of Social Work tailgate before the game against Oklahoma State. Tailgate...
Read moreFrom internship to full-time in New Zealand
WHO: Madison Bridges, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as counselor at Counselling and Health Services, Victoria University of Wellington,...
Read moreFrom internship to full-time at UT Austin
WHO: Marica Wright, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as Program Coordinator at Victims Advocate Network (VAN) at The University...
Read moreFrom internship to full-time in the VA
WHO: Chelsea DeSimone, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Case manager, Housing and Urban Development, Veteran Affairs’ Supportive Housing. HOW: DeSimone...
Read moreFrom internship to full-time in Austin
WHO: Natalie Burtzos, MSSW ’19 WHAT AND WHERE: Hired as CARES Team Social Work Supervisor at Main Street Renewal, a...
Read moreFrom internship to full-time counselor
Who: Kendra Rice, MSSW ’19 What and Where: Hired as behavioral health counselor at Insight Behavioral Health Centers in Round...
Read moreMost influential social work scholars
Luis H. Zayas, Cynthia Franklin, and Catherine Cubbin cited among the 100 most influential contemporary social work faculty
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Danielle Redhead, BSW '19
Danielle Redhead, BSW '19, has been selected by her peers as commencement speaker.
Read more#SteveHicks Grad: Kylie Youmans, MSSW '19
Kylie Youmans, MSSW '19, has been selected by her peers as commencement speaker.
Read morePeople with chronic illness need universal health care now
Like more than 1 million Americans, I live with a chronic illness, a neurologic disorder called Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosed at...
Read moreA living wage is a start. But we need to respect retail work too
The retail and hospitality industry make up over 20 percent of the workforce in the U.S., according to the Bureau...
Read moreDon't cut rental subsidies that lift families out of poverty
The federal government is moving to cut rental subsidies for families relying on federal housing assistance despite the inadequate supply...
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