News
Tue, 12/03/2024
MSW Spotlight: Shaye White
“I’ve always been set in stone in going back to my community,” White said. “I really want to help and there’s so much to be done. I see some things are still affecting us and I want to go help my people.”
Fri, 11/08/2024
BSW Student Spotlight: Manuel Turk
“I see social workers and veterans have some similarities, particularly in being resilient,” said Turk, who served in the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. “There are a lot of things we have to deal with, and we don’t always have all the resources, so we do the best that we can with what we have available to us.”
Tue, 10/29/2024
Social Welfare Assistant Professor wants research to help children with mental illness
Whitney Grube focuses her research on community mental health, and children and teens experiencing serious emotional disturbances.
Wed, 10/23/2024
KU Social Welfare faculty, students honored with I AM First Too poster unveiling
The Achievement & Assessment Institute’s Center for Educational Opportunity Programs is hosting its sixth annual I Am First Too commemorative poster unveiling in honor of members of the KU community who have excelled as role models and advocates of first-generation student success.
Tue, 10/22/2024
KU Social Welfare faculty, researchers to present at CSWE 2024 Annual Program Meeting
Faculty and researchers will share their work during the annual conference on social work education, taking place Oct. 24-27 in Kansas City.
Mon, 09/30/2024
New KU Social Welfare research center focuses on health equity
A new research center in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will elevate health-related research, training and collaboration. The Center for the Advancement of Health Equity is committed to improving health, behavioral health and long-term care systems, as well as promoting health equity and access.
Fri, 09/27/2024
Twente Hall Memories: Reflecting on 30 years
Professor Emeritus Ed Canda shares memories from three decades serving the School of Social Welfare in Twente Hall.
Fri, 09/27/2024
Sigler Aging Scholars Program continues to produce leaders in social work
Recent graduates share how the Sigler Scholars program helped develop an interest in social work careers supporting older adults.
Fri, 09/20/2024
Twente Hall Memories: The orange office
Lori Messinger shares: "When I moved into Twente Hall as the director of the BSW Program, they told me I could pick my paint color. Because they gave me no parameters, I picked an adobe orange."
Fri, 09/20/2024
Twente Hall Memories: It's about the people
Freda Herrington shares: "My memories of Twente Hall are animated by the relationships I was so fortunate to have with those who studied, taught, researched, and worked within its halls."
Fri, 09/20/2024
Twente Hall Memories: Why the Cold Duck?
Bradford Sheafor shares why a bottle of inexpensive bubbles helped welcome the School of Social Welfare to Twente Hall.
Mon, 09/16/2024
Social Welfare professor of practice receives teaching award from University
The University of Kansas is proud to announce 16 faculty members from the Lawrence and KU Medical Center campuses as recipients of KU’s annual teaching awards.
Mon, 09/09/2024
Three Social Welfare students named to 2024-2025 Sigler Family Aging Scholars Program cohort
Three students in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare will make up the 2024-2025 cohort of the Sigler Family Aging Scholars Program. ...
Thu, 08/29/2024
Social Welfare selects 14 students for Toni Johnson Scholars Program in 2024-2025
Scholars for racial and social justice receive mentoring and professional development opportunities dedicated to enhancing community, retention and success.
Wed, 08/28/2024
Social Welfare fall research events aim to facilitate important discussions
Research events cover self-care in election season, a pilot program to train social work students in supporting survivors of domestic violence, and faculty research on gender-affirming care.
Tue, 08/27/2024
Student Spotlights: MSW Salina student experience
Students and recent graduates from the KU MSW program in Salina share their experiences. The partnership with Kansas State University Salina is now in its second year.
Mon, 08/26/2024
Social Welfare support staff is dedicated to guiding students
Expanded student services include a professional writing consultant, retention coordinator and support coordinator - specifically for social work students.
Thu, 08/22/2024
KU MSW program is No. 22 among public schools in U.S. News rankings
The KU MSW prepares graduates for advanced social work practice in one of two broad specializations – either clinical social work practice with individuals, families and groups or social work macro practice aimed at social service administration, social policy development and social advocacy.
Fri, 07/26/2024
Associate professor of practice will join School of Social Welfare in fall 2024
Dr. Roslyn Christopher brings lecture experience on various topics of social work and social work practice, including work as an adjunct lecturer and practicum instructor at KU since 2011. She received her Ed.D. in educational leadership at Baker University and her Master of Social Work from the KU School of Social Welfare.
Wed, 07/24/2024
School of Social Welfare professor of practice remains dedicated to rural areas
Christina Boyd, professor of practice, has worked in behavioral health in rural Kansas for over 25 years. Her service to the state includes several boards, advisory committees and conference presentations.
Fri, 07/19/2024
Transformative planned gift is largest in KU Social Welfare history
The planned gift, estimated to be over $1 million, will primarily provide scholarships to future KU social work students.
Wed, 07/03/2024
BSW Student Spotlight: Brianna Herrera
"I think getting a degree in social work helps with understanding a lot of systems and hardships that people go through," Herrera said.
Thu, 06/20/2024
Alumni spotlight: Kelly G. Loeb
School of Social Welfare alumni Kelly G. Loeb's career was inspired by her late grandmother, who had Alzheimer's.
Fri, 05/31/2024
BSW Student Spotlight: Juliana Kuhn
Juliana Kuhn is a senior pursuing her BSW at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.
Fri, 05/31/2024
Dr. Nancy Kepple awarded 2024 Suzanne and Harry Statland Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Dr. Kepple’s academic work delves into understanding the social ramifications of the availability, distribution, and utilization of psychoactive substances, particularly within the realm of child maltreatment.
Thu, 05/30/2024
Social Welfare students receive Do Good for Erin Langhofer Memorial Scholarship
The Do Good for Erin Langhofer Memorial Scholarship was named after a two-time graduate of the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare.
Thu, 05/30/2024
2023-2024 Margo Award Winners Announced
The KU School of Social Welfare is pleased to announce the following 2023-2024 Margo Award recipients.
Thu, 05/30/2024
KU Social Welfare community mourns passing of Professor Emeritus Rick Spano
Spano retired from the School of Social Welfare with emeritus status in 2018, after 43 years of teaching KU social work students.
Wed, 05/29/2024
2024 Dean's Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching awarded to Nicole Gilmore
As an adjunct professor, Gilmore teaches undergraduate courses in topics such as interviewing skills and community and organizational dynamics, and at the MSW level, she teaches courses focused on human rights and social justice, trauma-informed care, and social work practice.
Wed, 05/29/2024
2024 Mignot Award granted to Joseph Bush
The 2024 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Adjunct Teaching and the Mignot Award was awarded to Joseph Bush, M.A., for the 2023-2024 academic year.