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By separating immigrant families, we've caused irreparable harm
Listen to the audio recordings of children crying in the holding cells of detention centers in South Texas. You hear the...
Read moreSeparating families at border belies Christian beliefs
Republican leaders seem to be looking the other way as children are separated from their asylum-seeking parents at the U.S.-Mexico...
Read moreRestorative discipline lowers school suspensions and prevents violence (Texas Tribune)
HOUSTON—Two years ago, Bammel Middle School students were often fighting each other in the hallways when the bell rang, and teachers...
Read moreNew Institute for Military & Veteran Family Wellness
A Q&A with Elisa Borah about this new joint effort of the Steve Hicks School of Social Work and Dell...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Kayla Richards, MSSW '18
Kayla Richards, MSSW '18, was selected by her peers as commencement speaker
Read moreBrian Jaklich selected 2018 Distinguished Alum
Brian Jaklich (MSSW ’88) is the recipient of the 2018 Charles I. Wright Distinguished Alum Award presented by the Steve Hicks School...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Mika Shivers, BSW '18
Mika Shivers, BSW '18, selected by theirs peers as commencement speaker
Read moreWhy Latino parents should embrace race
On a stop to promote his new children’s book, Islandborn, Pulitzer-Prize winner Junot Díaz asked a group of fans packed...
Read moreFoster care and Texas teen pregnancy
Thanks to a recent report, Texas is one of the first states to actually know how many youths in foster...
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