News
Mon, 05/12/2025
Stars Align for Mother-Daughter Duo Graduating Together from School of Social Welfare
When Jerry McKay walks across the stage on May 16 to receive her Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, she knows the moment will be emotional. But what makes it even more extraordinary is who’s walking the stage just before her — her youngest daughter, Jacquelyn McKay, earning the same degree.
Tue, 04/01/2025
Social Work Career Spotlight: Social Work Case Manager
Carlie Sauntry, a BSW and MSW graduate, supports clients at the University of Kansas Health System Addiction Clinic as a case manager.
Mon, 01/27/2025
Alumni Spotlight: Kristine McGuire
Social Welfare alumni Kristine McGuire was heavily involved in a bill that requires insurance companies in Colorado to pay for recreational prosthetics for those who need them to have a healthy lifestyle. She helped with the bill in 2023 and saw it go into effect on Jan. 1.
Mon, 12/16/2024
Alumni Spotlight: Latrese Kabuya
Making hard topics digestible is at the core of Kabuya’s social work journey. Her leap of faith took her from a place where mental health was taboo to a career where she helps families in need.
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.
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.
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.
Thu, 02/29/2024
Lauri Goheen is getting her MSW to find real solutions
Why social work? That’s a question Lauri Goheen has heard many times. The MSW student shares her motivation for pursuing a career in social work.
Fri, 11/03/2023
Alumni Spotlight: Brandy Williams
Brandy Williams graduated with a Master of Social Work (MSW) with a macro specialization in 2019. Today, she works as the education director for the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) in Kansas City.
Thu, 07/13/2023
KU School of Social Welfare’s partnerships equip more social workers to serve rural Kansas
To help meet the great need for clinical social workers in Kansas’s underserved rural and frontier communities, the KU School of Social Welfare has launched a second master of social work partnership that will make it easier for students who live in rural communities to earn their MSW closer to home.