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Daniela Bermea receives fellowship to do research in Mexico
Daniela Bermea (MSSW ’18) has been selected to receive an E.D. Farmer International Fellowship in the amount of $3,000 for research...
Read moreProtect marriage equality
When we heard the news that a challenge to Houston’s benefits policy for city employees, Pidgeon v. Turner, was set...
Read moreSeparating children and moms will not curb unauthorized entry into the U.S.
Recent news reports have indicated that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering causing children psychological harm as a...
Read moreIntroducing Clinician's Corner
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is pleased to announce the launching of Clinician’s Corner, a learning space where social...
Read moreSpring 2017 IE Kuhn Awards
Social work major Ireneusz Banaczyk has received an Intellectual Entrepreneurship Kuhn Award for the spring 2017 semester. The graduate student mentor is Kristine Fogle, who is in...
Read moreThe charter vs. public school fight
With Betsy DeVos as the secretary of education and several education bills in the Texas Legislature, the debate about charter schools is...
Read moreWe have ourselves to blame for labor exploitation and trafficking
When Texans think of human trafficking, they often focus on the victims of sexual exploitation. While it is certainly a...
Read morePalliative care is vital for improved quality of life
In a recent CNN debate about health care, Sen. Ted Cruz said that older adults facing life-threatening diseases in the United...
Read moreA deep dive into Spanish
Master's student Ana Hernandez shares her experience with the new Spanish Field Immersion course.
Read moreSt. David's Foundation continues to fund the GRACE program
The St. David’s Foundation is providing $206,000 to continue and expand the UT Austin’s School of Social Work’s GRACE program (Gerontology Resources and the Aging Community...
Read moreTrump wants to change Medicaid funding; could his ideas work?
Medicaid, which has provided safety net health care for millions of Americans with low incomes since 1965, pays for medical...
Read moreReflective parenting for foster and adopted children
Thanks to a generous grant from alumna Sue Fairbanks, the Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing will be conducting...
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