This area of research in the School of Social Work explores civil & human rights through historical analysis, documentation of civil rights efforts in the United States, and broader examinations of social movements and social change at local, national, and global levels.
Professor
Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor
Director, Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights
The Latest Civil & Human Rights News:
February 13, 2024
McPherson Uncovers the Complex History of the SSW Building
A complex history: Project unveils complicated past, but hopeful future for School of Social Work’s home By Thomas Ehlers The building at 279 Williams Street has served as a center of teaching, learning, and scholarship since the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work decided to call it home in 2015. Once known as the […]
January 29, 2024
Dr. Cornelius Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare
On January 13, 2024, Dr. Llewellyn J. Cornelius was one of eight new Fellows inducted into the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (the Academy), the nation’s leading honorific society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to high-impact work that advances social good. Llewellyn J. Cornelius is the Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor […]
May 25, 2023
Members from the UGA School of Social Work and East Athens Development Corporation (EADC) recently met to continue their partnership to address the needs of East Athens residents. Dr. Llewellyn Cornelius, director of the UGA Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil Rights, noted the technical assistance, community engagement and capacity building efforts that have […]
