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Teach boys to respect women
It seems another day, another headline about a new sexual assault or sexual harassment allegation against a public figure. The...
Read moreAlexis George receives Texas Exes award for academic advising
Alexis George, undergraduate program coordinator at the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, has received the 2018 James W. Vick...
Read moreHelping prevent child maltreatment in Texas
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing is evaluating a program aimed at strengthening families with young children
Read moreErin Spalding selected 2017 Field Instructor of the Year
Erin Spalding, program director at The Christi Center, is the recipient of the 2017 Field Instructor of the Year Award...
Read moreSan Antonio scores a win for public health. Other Texas cities should follow
By Catherine Cubbin and Kentya Ford San Antonio recently took a major step to protect its residents’ health by passing...
Read morePfizer's mistake is putting sex before brains
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer, perhaps best known for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, recently announced that it will shut down...
Read moreWe can do more for poor families
By Catherine Cubbin and Eliza Platts-Mills With Austin’s profound growth, safe and secure housing options are rapidly shrinking for low-income...
Read moreStrengthening Hispanic parent-child relationships
The 2016 presidential election had just finished when Ruben Parra-Cardona, an associate professor at the Steve Hicks School of Social...
Read moreGRACE program receives St. David's Foundation grant
The St. David’s Foundation has awarded a grant of $206,000 for 2018 to continue and expand the Steve Hicks School...
Read more#SteveHicksGrad: Yesenia Lares-Martínez, BSW '17
Yesenia Lares-Martínez, BSW '17, has been selected by her peers as commencement speaker.
Read moreWhy female veterans and veteran spouses deserve continued support
Elisa Borah was on the Spectrum News show In Focus talking about how to support female veterans and veteran spouses....
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