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The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work has climbed to #11 on U.S. News's 2013 rankings of Best Social Work Schools. Now the top ranked school in Pennsylvania!
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MSW Information Session dates for 2011-2012
Pittsburgh Campus:
February 4, 2012 Saturday 10am – 1pm
March 31, 2012 Saturday 10am – 1pm
June 9, 2012 Saturday 10am - 1pm
Bradford Campus:
November 30, 2011 Wednesday 6pm – 8pm
July 10, 2012 Tuesday 6pm – 8pm
Johnstown Campus:
December 7, 2011 Wednesday 6pm – 8pm
July 12, 2012 Thursday 6pm – 8pm
MSW applications for Fall 2012 at the Pittsburgh Campus location are closed.
ONLY MSW applications for Fall 2012 at both the Johnstown and Bradford campus locations will be open until July 31, 2012
We will be accepting MSW applications for Fall 2013 begining August 15, 2012
UPCOMING EVENTS
June 7, 2012 Center on Race and Social Problems 10th Anniversary Celebration. Keynote Speaker: Ben Jealous, President & CEO, NAACP. Doors open at 5. Program and Reception 5:30-8:00. Free and open to the Public. Please RSVP via crsp@pitt.edu. More details.
IN THE NEWS
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work has climbed to #11 on U.S. News and World Report ranking of Schools of Social Work.
MSW Alum Thomas Graham gave the commencement speech at the Kent State University East Liverpool Campus. More>
The Center on Race and Social Problems Speaker Series tackled the topic of food justice. Read the University Times.
Dr. Mary Beth Rauktis (minute 22:17) and Dr. Ralph Bangs (minute 28:07) were participant group speakers at the April 13th forum on Gender Pay Equity and Negotiation. Video of the event is available on YouTube
Assistant Professor Lovie Jackson was elected to the University Senate Community Relations Committee.
Alumna Thelma Lovette is honored for her lifelong dediccation to her community with the new Thelma Lovette YMCA in the Hill District. Read about it in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and New Pittsburgh Courier.
Associate Professor Jeff Shook discussing the Jordan Brown case on Russian television (minute 2:31). Watch.
Lecturer and Director of Career Services and Alumni Affairs Keith Caldwell was just elected as a member of the Faculty Assembly. More>
Associate Professor John Wallace was recognized for his Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award by the University Times and The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
SSW Alum and community advocate Thelma Lovette honored by the Hill District YMCA named for her. Read more in the Tribune Review.
Congratulations to the 2012 Community Practice Awardees:
- Civil Action Movement (CAM) - CAM is receiving a student group recognition award for its advocacy work on budget cuts and social and economic justice issues, including their “Last Lunch” Budget Cut Forum held at the School.
- Rebecca “Reba” Landry - Reba was nominated and selected for her work in establishing the Students for Disability Advocacy student organization on campus to address issues of disability access and resources for students with disabilities, as well as for her leadership in coordinating Pitt’s Student Affairs Martin Luther King week annual Social Justice Symposium, which focused on awareness and inclusion for those with disabilities.
- Mark Plassmeyer and Gale Schwartz – Mark and Gale were nominated by Peoples Oakland in recognition for their advocacy and lobbying work on behalf of mental health funding and the state budget cuts to mental health that will impact Peoples Oakland members.
Lecturer James Cox's work as Director of the University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center is still receiving attention for his innovative "Stress Free Zone" initiative. More>
Obesity in Black Communities is the topic of the April 19th CRSP Speaker Series. More>
John Wallace, the Philip Hallen Chair in Community Health and Social Justice in the School of Social Work will receive the 2012 UAA-SAGE Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award at the April 18-21 “Rethinking the Future of Urbanism: Cities and Regions in a Post-Industrial Era”— hosted by the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) that will include presentations on such topics as urban issues and policies, citizen journalism and engagement, and forms of local communication. More>
Associate Professor Jeffrey Shook discusses the Jordan Brown case and juveniles in the criminal justice system with the Tribune Review.
SSW doctoral alum Johnathan Singer won the 2012 NASW Media Award for best website. His site--Social Work Podcast--features interviews with notable social workers and other officials. Topics in 2011 included loneliness, military social work, runaways, coming out as an LGBT person and evidence-based practice. Details.
BASW President and graduating senior Chelsea Wilhelm, has been chosen to join the 2012 Teach for America corps. Chelsea will be assigned to teach Early Childhood Education (Prek-3) In Southwest Ohio. Chelsea is also a member of the Social Work Honor Society and was a Hartford Fellow.
Junior Joyce Knight has received the Pitt Women’s Association Scholarship in the amount of $6000. This scholarship is slated to only be for $5000 but Joyce was awarded an additional $1000! This will cover her entire tuition for this upcoming summer session.
Associate Professor John M. Wallace is the recipient of the 2012 UAA-SAGE Marilyn J. Gittell Activist Scholar Award, which will be presented by a representative of SAGE Publications during the Urban Affairs Association’s (UAA) national conference in Pittsburgh, April 18-21. More>
Dean Larry Davis makes a statement about the death of Trayvon Martin. Read more.
School of Social Work professors Ray Engel, Mary Rauktis and Beth Mulvaney discuss the current disruptions at the Cathedral of Learning with the Pitt News.
BASW Seniors were inducted into the Social Work Honor Society, Phi Alpha Omicron Mu, on Monday March 12th. Faculty attended a luncheon to honor the students’ academic achievement and service to the University. Details.
Keith Caldwell, Director of Career Services and Alumni Affairs, is featured in Pop City for his work with the Program to Aid Citizen Enterprise's Inclusive Voices event. Read here.
School of Social Work Hartford Partnership Fellows Seek to Raise Awareness of Hoarding Through Art Exhibition, Public Presentation. Their work has garnered attention from the Pitt Chronicle and Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Brittney Uffner, MSW graduate and CWERP Research Assistant working with Dr. Rachel Fusco and Research Assistant Professor Mary Elizabeth Rauktis, has had her manuscript “A Time of Transition: The Impact of Rural Youth Services on Education, Housing, and Employment” accepted for publication in the Journal of Child and Youth Care Work.
March is National Social Work Month.Learn about the latest news and projects from the School of Social Work. Details here.
The University of Pittsburgh's 225th Anniversary spotlights innovative research programs like the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education. More>
Associate Professor Fengyan Tang writes about how "Lin's success helps to erode Asian-American stereotypes" in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette letter to the editor. Read>
Alumna Mara Krotec Baginski and Research Assistant Professor Mary Elizabeth Rauktis have been published in GENERATIVITY: Advances Social Work Leadership in Aging, an annual online, national, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education (HPPAE). Read "The Effects of a Therapy Dog on Mood in Geriatric Rehabilitation Nursing Home Residents" here.
The WQED program "Horizons" hosted a thought provoking discussion last night about African American Men and Boys featuring Dean Davis. If you missed it, you can watch it right here.
Dean Larry Davis talks about racial stereotypes and sports in the latest issue of SLAM magazine. More>
Dean Larry Davis is profiled in the Pitt Chronicle in honor of Black History Month. Read here.
The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh broke ground on a Hill District site to be named for SSW alumna Thelma Lovette. More>
Dean Larry Davis will join a member of the University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre's and the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's production of The Gammage Project to host a talk back February 19, 2012. Details here.
Dean Larry Davis's speech about racial inequality and the social work response at the University of Alabama School of Social Work covered by the Tuscaloosa News.
Dean Larry Davis attendance at Pitt’s K. Leroy Irvis Black History Month Celebration in honor of Sculptor, Pitt Alumnus Thaddeus Mosley was covered by the Pitt Chronicle and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
CONGRATULATIONS to the SSW alumni Fab 40 honorees:
De'Netta Benjamin (MSW ’01), Clinical Director, Bethlehem Haven
Tiffany Lumpkin (BASW ’04, MSW ‘05), Program Director, Small Seeds Development
Michelle McMurray (MSW ‘07), President & CEO, Mental Health America Allegheny County. Read more in the New Pittsburgh Courier.
MSW student Allison Martin is profiled for her work with abused women in The North Hills Patch.
Dean Larry Davis will speak about “A History of Racial Inequality: A Social Work Response” at the University of Alabama School of Social Work's African American Heritage Month Celebration. Details.
SSW Alum Al Condeluci, the longtime head of United Cerebral Palsy/Community Living and Support Services, is profiled in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette for his work in bringing people with disabilities into the community. Read more.
SSW alum Mark Rogalsky (BASW, MSW) was chosen as one of Social Work Today Magazine's 10 Dedicated and Deserving Social Workers. More>
The University of Pittsburgh ranked a Best Value in Public Higher Education. Read here.
Doctoral student and Doris Duke Fellow Lisa Schelbe was recently featured in the Doris Duke Fellowships Newsletter. Read here.
The Center on Race and Social Problems launches its Reed Smith Spring 2012 Speaker Series Jan. 25 with a noon lecture by Kathleen Short, research economist with the U.S. Census Bureau. More>
The Pitt Chronicle recognizes Community Leadership Award honoree Dean Larry Davis. More>
Assistant Professor Jeffrey James Shook writes about the importance of giving juvenile offenders a chance at rehabilitation in a letter to the editor in the latest issue of The New Yorker.
Associate Professor Aaron Mann was honored by the Iota Phi Foundation, an affiliate of the Pittsburgh-based Iota Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, with an Exemplary Service Award. Read more in The Pitt Chronicle.
The University Times writes about the Center on Race and Social Problems Speaker Series featuring Elizabeth Anderson. Anderson's lecture addressed racial justice and integration. More>
In the Face of Stark Environmental Health Disparities, Harnessing Youth Voices as Neighborhood Change Agents: an interview with doctoral student and Schweitzer Environmental Fellow Samantha Teixeira. Read here.
Research assistant professor Mary Elizabeth Rauktis urges people to treat animals humanely in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Doctoral student and Schweitzer Environmental Fellow Samantha Teixeira's work with environmental education in Homewood receives some very positive attention in the Pittsburgh Post- Gazette.
In the latest issue of Pitt Magazine read more about former Dean David Epperson (page 8) and alum Mark Rogalsky's innovative dance program (page 43).
Positive reaction to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette op-ed written by Dean Larry Davis. Read here.
In an opinion piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Dean Larry Davis writes "Don't blame the teachers for the racial achievement gap." Read it here.
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) writes about the two summer workshops hosted by the School of Social Work and the presentation by faculty members Drs. Katie Greeno, Shaun Eack, and John Wallace. More>
Attention for the new partnership between the Homewood Children's Village and Yale University's Dr. James Comer to implement the Yale School Development Program at the schools located in Pittsburgh's Homewood neighborhood. More>
Alumnus Kevin Corcoran, Ph.D., J. D. was inducted into the Brackenridge Circle in recognition of having made a planned gift to the Kevin Corcoran Endowed Fellowship and the Kevin Corcoran Dissertation Fund in the School of Social Work. More>
Dean Larry Davis talked to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette about the toll the recession is taking on black families. Read it here.
Dean Larry Davis was honored with the Community Leadership Award at the 16th Annual Ronald H. Brown Leadership Dinner. More>
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW 2012 SEC OFFICERS:
PRESIDENT – Molly Ciscell
VICE PRESIDENT – Krystle Kilcrease
SECRETARY – Angie Howard
DIRECT PRACTICE REP. – Stephanie Myer
COSA REP. – Talia Hullum
DIVERSITY REP. – Jonathan Black
There are still 3 spots open (1 D.P. Rep, 1 COSA Rep. and Business Manager).
If you or if you know of someone interested, please contact the SEC at pitt.sec@gmail.com.
“The Imperative of Integration: Race and Education,” December 9th Lecture at the Center on Race and Social Problems. More>
Dr. Linda Lane, Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools, writes about joy of seeing the results of the collaboration between the PPS, the Homewood Children's Village and the School of Social Work. More>
Congratulations to SSW/GSPH graduate student Gary Sadler and SSW/GSPIA graduate student Kelly Wilkinson who have been chosen to sit on the newly created Allegheny County Department of Human Services LGBTQ Advisory Council. The Council will serve as a channel for communication between the Allegheny County Department of Human Services, the LGBTQ community, and the provider community. They are expected to meet for the first time in January 2012.
MSW student Reba Landry is already drawing attention for her work organizing
an advocacy group that will seek solutions to issues that affect students with disabilities. Read today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The University Senate plenary session was dominated by social work topics. Keynote speaker SSW alumnus Kevin Jenkins of the Pittsburgh Foundation said “I am proud to call myself a social worker." Read here.
The School of Social Work is assisting Oakland Planning and Development Corp. (OPDC) with a new master plan for the Oakland neighborhood. Read about the latest developments in the University Times.
Adjunct faculty member Carl Redwood weighs in on the "Occupy" movement in the University Times.
The Pitt Chronicle writes about the 2011 New Pittsburgh Courier Men of Excellence Awards for Board of Visitor member Eric Springer and the late former Dean David Epperson. More>
University of Pittsburgh Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Robert Hill writes about the "Evolving the Image of African-American Males in American Media Summit" and the work presented by Dean Larry Davis in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Associate Professor Daniel Rosen talked to WTAE-TV about taxi discrimination in Pittsburgh. Watch here.
In keeping with a primary goal of the Race in America conference, the Center on Race and Social Problems now has online all seven reports on the topics discussed at the Conference: education, economics, criminal justice, race relations, health, mental health, and families, youth, and the elderly. More>
The Institute for Clinical Research Education's Graduate Spotlight on new SSW assistant professor Lovie Jackson. More>
The Erie Times-News examines the positive effects of the School of Social Work's research support for the crime reduction program Ceasefire. More>
Dean Larry Davis will receive the Community Leadership award at the Ronald H. Brown Leadership Gala hosted December 2nd by the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh.
University of Pittsburgh basketball player and SSW student Dante Taylor talks about why social work is his major in the Tribune Review. Read here.
Board of Visitor member Eric Springer will be the 2011 Legacy Honoree at the 50 Men of Excellence awards dinner. More>
Read about the dozens of scholarships sponsored by the Nationality Rooms Committees that give undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to spend the summer studying abroad. More>
Dr. Linda Lane discussed educational equity at the Center on Race and Social Problems. Read the University Times article here.
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Area Agency on Aging was awarded the 2011 Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education Leadership Award for Outstanding Community Partner in recognition of their work with the Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education here at the School of Social Work. More>
Dean Larry Davis spoke about the effects that that negative media images have on African-American males as part of a daylong conference- “Evolving the Image of the African American Male in American Media,”- hosted by Pitt’s Office of Public Affairs and supported by a grant from the Heinz Endowments. Read the University Times and the New Pittsburgh Courier coverage.
Associate Professor and Philip Hallen Chair in Community Health and Social Justice John M. Wallace's lecture titled “Making Pittsburgh ‘Most Livable’ for All: Lessons Being Learned From the Homewood Children’s Village.” was covered by the Pitt Chronicle.
Many SSW Faculty and Doctoral Students presented at the 2011 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting. Details here.
Tracy Soska, COSA Chair and Continuing Education Director, has been named to next editorial team for the Journal of Community Practice.
Congratulations to the four SSW students who competed and won in the Allegheny County Department of Human Services 2011 Case Competition
1st place- Samantha Mangino
2nd place- Elizabeth Sielen
3rd place- Ke Yan
4th place- Beatrice Lors
See their winning presentations online.
SSW and Child Welfare Training program student Justin Lee testified about the benefits of foster kids "aging out" at 21. Read here.
Dean Larry Davis spoke about the harmful psychological effects negative media portrayals have on African American Males at a Symposium sponsored by University Public Affairs and the Heinz Endowments. Read the Tribune Review article here.
SSW alum Gina Jones is honored as one of Pittsburgh's 40 Under 40. Read more.
The Race and Social Problems journal has successfully completed its third year, and is now available online.
SSW alumna Thelma Lovette ('72) to have Hill District YMCA named after her in honor of her years of community service. Read more.
The late Dr. David Epperson is recognized as a man "who made a difference" by the New Pittsburgh Courier.
Several people connected with the School of Social Work will be honored among the New Pittsburgh Courier's 50 Men of Excellence for 2011: Board of Visitors member Eric Springer is the Legacy Honoree; former faculty member Dr. Grady Roberts; and Dean and Professor Emeritus David Epperson will be listed in memoriam. The awards reception will be held on October 27th at the Fairmount Pittsburgh Hotel from 6:00-8:30 p.m. More details.
Watch the complete video of Dean Larry Davis' talk “The Status of Black Males in America: Implications for Higher Education” here.
Be sure to visit the iTunes U University of Pittsburgh page for School of Social Work lectures. Now available: Dean Larry Davis talks about “The Status of Black Males in America: Implications for Higher Education”
The Legacy Laureate program honored Dr. Edward Sites (PhD ’76 School of Education & MSW ’64 School of Social Work). The longest-serving faculty member in the history of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. More>
Dean Larry Davis will speak at the one-day summit at the University of Pittsburgh Nov. 1st titled “Evolving the Image of the African American Male in American Media.” More>
Dean Larry Davis participated in an October 1st community panel discussion about David Mamet’s play Race. More> You can watch the panel discussion here.
MSW Alum ('95) Casey Harris, executive director of A+ Schools and a strong advocate for excellence in education, is profiled by Pop City. More>
Lecturer Beth Mulvaney explains why Pittsburgh is a great place for older residents. More>
Associate Professor and the Philip Hallen Chair in Community Health and Social Justice John Wallace discusses the impact of vacant houses on the neighborhood of Homewood in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Dean Larry E. Davis was part of the panel discussion on the "Power of Social Innovation" at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work’s 75th anniversary celebration. More>
Social Work graduate Nan Van Der Bergh (1981) has been named Social Worker of the Year by the Miami Dade National Association of Social Workers.
2003 MSW Alum Jaime Hively is featured in a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story about women and the craft beer industry here.
Profile of MSW alumna Lindsay Lege, an Allegheny County Scholar in Local Government. More>
2010 BASW alum Michelle McGowan gives books--and hope--to the women behind bars at Rikers Island. Read the New York Daily News piece here.
Pitt News article celebrates new faculty member James Cox's tenure as Director of Pitt Counseling Center. More>
Jim Cunningham, Professor Emeritus of Community Organizing, and alumni Rick Swartz and Carl Redwood commended for their work as community advocates in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. More>
Dean Larry Davis quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an article about the lack of diversity in the Pittsburgh region. More>
The University Times covers the new people and things here at the School of Social Work.
The Pittsburgh Quarterly examines the efforts of Professor John Wallace and the Homewood Children's Village to improve their community. More>
For more information please contact Dr. Azadeh Masalehdan Block at agm6@pitt.edu
KDKA radio interviewed Professor Jeffery Shook about the decision to try Jordan Brown as a
Juvenile. Listen here.
MSW student Nasra Bube reaches out to fellow Somali refugees to help ease their transition. Read more in the Tribune Review.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recognizes SSW student interns who are volunteering in Homewood to help make the the new Academy at Westinghouse a success. More>
BASW and MSW alum Linda Marker has used music to help her face challenges, and reach out to others. More>
Dr. Marlo Perry has joined the Child Welfare Education and Research Programs as a Research Assistant Professor.
Dr. Azadeh Block has been named the new BASW Program Director.
Faculty members Valire Carr Copeland and Cynthia Bradley-King arehonorees. More>
CRSP Summer Institute on Black males and education covered by the New Pittsburgh Courier. More>
School of Social Work’s Child Welfare Program hosts annual retreat for teens in foster care. More>
Dean Larry Davis's participation in the Community Empowerment Association’s Black Male Day of Solidarity in The New Pittsburgh Courier.
Dr. Lovie Jackson will join the School of Social Work this September as the new Assistant Professor in Health and Social Work.
SSW graduates Oronde Sharif ('97) and Latika Davis-Jones ('07)were recognized as a few of The New Pittsburgh Courier’s annual FAB 40--for contributions to their professions and their communities. More>
Center on Race and Social Problems Associate Director Ralph Bangs speaks at the “Reducing Youth Violence; Models for Success” symposium. More>
Assistant Professor Fengyan Tang wins Manners award for her project, “Retirement Transition, Volunteer Engagement and Physical
Health.” More>
Our condolences go out to the friends and family of
Dr. David E. Epperson, Dean Emeritus who passed away June 20, 2011. He will be missed. Read more about his life and work in the Post Gazette and Tribune Review.
Read about 2009 Doctoral program graduate Jonathan Singer's research on cyberbullying on page 12
Social worker salaries on the rise in the Pittsburgh region, according to new Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program research. More>
2011 MSW graduate Kelie Darbouze, First Generation College Bound participant, was honored for her accomplishments. More>
The School of Social Work would like to welcome new
members of our full-time faculty-- James A. Cox, Jr. and Beth Mulvaney
Provost Patricia Beeson has approved an Undergraduate Certificate in Behavioral Health Case Management. The Certificate will be offered and administered through the School of Social Work, in collaboration with the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences. Check our page for future details.
Hartford Partnership Program for Aging Education Fellow Qiyi Zhang received the Amdur Fellowship this summer. The Amdur Fellowship in Palliative Care provides an intensive, one-month internship in palliative care social work under the guidance of one of the nation’s leading academic palliative care programs. More>
COSA Chair and Continuing Education Director Tracy Soska in the Tribune Review's Newsmakers here.
Front page coverage of the Center on Race and Social Problems seminar on Black Unemployment in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Center on Race and Social Problems is attracting attention for their Summer Institute addressing black males and gun violence in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and New Pittsburgh Courier.
Assistant Professor Shaun M. Eack discusses the need for programs to support Autistic individuals in college in this Tribune Review article.
PhD student Samantha Teixeira has been chosen as an Albert Schweitzer Environmental Fellow! Teixeira will work to address the environmental health hazards posed by vacant buildings and abandoned lots in Pittsburgh’s Homewood area. More>
Alum Dr. Carole B. Faulk (
MSW ’71, PhD ’88) has been appointed to the Jamestown, NY Community College board of trustees. More>
Professor Jeff Shook argues against harsh juvenile sentencing patterns in a moving opinion piece for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Read it here.
The James J. and Noel W. Browne $2 million endowed chair is highlighted in a Tribune-Review article about renewed interest in corporate ethics. More>
Clinical Assistant Professor Liz Winter is quoted in today's Tribune Review discussing the dangers of familial drug abuse. More>
MSW Alum Jennifer Craig's book I am Brilliant is helping children accept their differences. More>
James J. and Noel W. Browne donate $2 Million to establish a chair in the School of Social Work. More>
Alumnus Dr. Robert L. Hewitt spoke at Bluffton University graduation. More>
Former professor Margaret M. "Margo" Wynne passed away this week. Read her obituary here.
Questions about your LSW Test? Once you apply to take the test, you will receive a letter giving you days, times and locations for the test. For more information call ASWB at 1-800-225-6880.
MSW Alum Breanna Jay's work with the homeless is profiled in a moving article in the Tribune Review.
Director of Career Services and Alumni Affairs and Lecturer Keith Caldwell is recognized in the New Pittsburgh Courier for his role as Event Chair for the Program To Aid Citizen Enterprise.
Our condolences go out to the friends and family of Anne Rose Jones, professor emerita of the School of Social Work. Her obituaries are available from the Tribune Review and Post Gazette.
Doctoral candidate Lisa Schelbe was recognized for receiving one of the Doris Duke Fellowships for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Read the Tribune Review profile here.
Wonderful recognition of School of Social Work students and graduates, and their work as "guardian angels" to help transplant candidates and their families called in for potential surgeries. Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article here.
The Race in America Conference videos are being released. You can watch the first series: Economics here.
Tracy Soska, COSA Chair and Continuing Education Director, appeared on Comcast Newsmakers to discuss his work with Community Human Services. Tracy will receive the 2011 Community Ally Award May 19th for dedication to community improvement. Watch here>
Jim Cunningham, Professor Emeritus of Community Organizing, School of Social Work wrote an article that was published on Friday, March 25, 2011 in the Pittsburgh Catholic. Read here.
Faculty member Sara Goodkind was a member of the post-screening discussion panel for Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story on Pittsburgh's Community Cinema at WQED . This documentary presents the story of Cyntoia Brown, who is serving a life sentence for murder at the age of 16. Listen here.
Dean Larry Davis "People of the Times" profile from the University Times here.
2010 graduate Chevette L. Davis' work for the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force profiled in a New Pittsburgh Courier article.
School of Social Work Recognized For Its Work in Helping Problem Gamblers More>
Newsmaker: Alum Tara Sherry-Torres is helping Oakland Planning and Development Corp spearhead the official Oakland Plan Kick-Off Party on March 24th. For more details>
Newsmaker: Associate Professor Rafael Engel is accepting the Special Recognition Award from the Council of Compulsive Gambling in Pennsylvania on behalf of the University of Pittsburgh's School of Social Work More>
Harlem Globetrotter Alum Chris “Handles” Franklin strives to be a role model for kids. More>
Research Assistant Professor Mary E. Rauktis addresses the
issue of racial disproportionality
in a Letter to the Editor. More>
COSA Alum Whitney Brady named Beaver's first female borough manager. More>
SSW Alum and music therapist Deborah Benkovitz profiled in Pitt Magazine (page 42).
Release of Dean Larry Davis and Professor Rafael Engels' book Measuring Race and Ethnicity (Springer 2011) attracts attention. More>
Dean Larry Davis wrote an Editorial for the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Read it here!
COSA Chair and Continuing Education Director Tracy Soska "People of the Times" profile from the University Times here.
Pitt News covers SSW Speaker Series featuring Stanford professors Hazel Markus and Paula Moya “Doing Race: 21 Essays for the 21st Century” More>
Alum and current Field Instructor Mark Rogalsky is helping to change the way kids think about themselves--and each other--with an innovative program called "Dancing Classrooms" Learn more>