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Redefining how we support mental health in Central Texas
As a child of the 1980s and 1990s, I was among the first wave of Millennials raised to be overachievers...
Read moreAn interview with Eboni Calbow
It’s easy to see why Eboni Calbow’s calling is social work. Eboni is incredibly intelligent yet effortlessly humble. She’s spent...
Read moreWe mourn the loss of dean Barbara W. White
Barbara W. White, dean emeritus, passed away July 19 at her Austin home surrounded by her family. She was 76....
Read moreNamkee Choi earns Presidential Early Career Award
Namkee Choi, social work professor and the Louis and Ann Wolens Centennial Chair in Gerontology, is one of five faculty...
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...
Read moreSocial work student empowers former foster youth at UT
January 16, 2000, is a day Travis Hand will never forget. It’s the day he and his siblings were removed...
Read moreBanning Down syndrome abortions won't change bias toward disabilities
By Deborah Cohen Two years ago, I went into labor seven weeks early. Less than five hours later, my second...
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