Welcome to the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work.
For over a century, this school has stood at the intersection of scholarship, service, and social change. We are a community of thinkers, healers, advocates, and practitioners who believe deeply that a more just and equitable world is within our reach. Everything we do here is in pursuit of that vision.
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At Pitt Social Work, you will find a home for bold ideas and courageous action. Our faculty are world-class researchers, skilled practitioners, and dedicated educators whose work spans mental health, child welfare, racial equity, community practice, health, aging, and beyond. Our students bring passion, lived experience, and an unwavering commitment to the communities they serve. Our alumni are out in the world every single day, in clinics and courtrooms, classrooms and city halls, community centers and corridors of power, making a profound difference.
Consistently ranked among the top social work programs in the nation, we have earned that recognition through our commitment to research that matters, practitioners who lead with competence and compassion, and partnerships that extend our reach far beyond these walls. We prepare graduates not simply to enter the profession, but to lead it, equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and cultural grounding to meet the most pressing challenges of our time.
This is a school with deep roots and an eye firmly fixed on the future. I am honored to have walked these halls as a student, grown within them as a faculty member, and now be entrusted to lead as Dean. I invite you, whether prospective student, current scholar, community partner, or longtime friend, to be part of what we are building together.
This is our time. Welcome home.
Kyaien Conner, PhD, LSW, MPH
Dean, Professor, and Donald M. Henderson Endowed Chair
School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh