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A shared effort to Restore Rundberg
In this video, Dr. David Springer talks about Restore Rundberg, a community revitalization initiative in the Rundberg area of North...
Read moreAlicia Garcés selected 2014 Field Instructor of the Year
Alicia Garcés, director of social work training at The University of Texas at Austin’s Counseling and Mental health Center, is the...
Read moreSt. David's Foundation continues funding of GRACE program
The St. David’s Foundation is providing $120,000 to continue and expand the School of Social Work’s GRACE program, which awards fellowships to master’s level...
Read moreAn alternative to "zero tolerance" discipline
After two years of restorative discipline, a middle school in San Antonio shows a sharp reduction in student conflicts and...
Read moreAgriLife Extension Award
Professor Catherine Cubbin and researcher Kristen Carrillo are part of the Community Transformation Team “Working on Wellness (WOW) in Starr County,”...
Read moreIBH Scholars program featured
The School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin has been featured in a new publication that documents the progress...
Read moreService learning on Austin's East Side
Students document the history of Austin's Robert Weaver Homes in hopes of preserving them and advocating for their long-term residents
Read morePUC team goes back to Nicaragua
This past summer social work student Lindsay Morris was in Nicaragua with Projects with Underserved Communities (PUC), a collaboration between UT International...
Read moreSlavery mapping project will address human trafficking in Texas
The scope of human trafficking in modern-day Texas will be charted by researchers working on the Texas Slavery Mapping Project,...
Read moreReport: Restorative discipline helps improve San Antonio middle school
Truancy, bullying and other conflicts among students are down, and in-school suspensions have declined 75 percent at a San Antonio...
Read moreDr. Busch-Armendariz on smarter prostitution laws to help fight AIDS
Dr. Noël Busch Armendariz, associate dean for research at the School of Social Work and director of the Institute on...
Read moreNew dual degree with Latin American Studies
When choosing graduate programs in social work, Alejandra Spector selected The University of Texas at Austin because of the possibility...
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