Two School of Social Work Master of Social Work (MSW) students who share a passion for mental health access in minority populations were recently inducted into a renowned fellowship program that will prepare them to serve these populations in the future. Sashana Rowe-Harriott and Zoe Searles have been accepted into the Council of Social Work […]

“If we don’t control our food sources, we don’t control our health and safety,” said Anna Scheyett, lead author of the study and a professor in UGA’s School of Social Work. “It’s a matter of national security that farmers survive in the United States. And one of the big factors in helping farms survive is women.”

The latest edition of our yearly magazine, Engage, is now available for free online! Engage is about how we put the principles of social work into action, and create positive change in our local community, our state, and our world. This edition contains stories about the work our faculty, staff, and alumn have done this year, as well as a section on our 60th anniversary.

Fall semester 2024 has begun! Welcome back to all of our students, faculty, and staff. We’re excited for a new school year with you all. Here are a few resources for our returning students to take note of.

Giving a presentation to the Georgia College Counseling Association Conference might not seem like a typical parent-child activity, but for Sean and Saron Williamson, it was the perfect way to bond together and feed their shared passion for helping others. The Williamsons workshopped and presented “Working with Queer Students Who are Suicidal” in front of […]

View the latest issue of the Innovate Research Magazine from the UGA School of Social Work

The School of Social Work moved up eight places to No. 20 nationally and now ranks No. 10 among public institutions.

The 28th annual conference for the Society for Social Work and Research begins today, and the UGA School of Social Work is there. See all of our faculty and staff who are presenting at the conference in our online booklet. Click HERE to read more (https://issuu.com/ugasocialwork/docs/2024_sswr_presentations_booklet_2?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)

The Consortium of Social Science Associations recently ranked the University of Georgia ninth in the nation for R&D Expenditures in Social and Behavioral Science. UGA had more than $35 million in federal R&D funds for fiscal year 2022 between social work, social sciences, psychology, law, and communications. Click here to read more.