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SSW undergraduate student, Jalisa Sang, is this year's 'Milton and Danae Andrews SEED Award' recipient.

Our own Stacy Remke guests on the pediatric palliative care podcast, PediPal.

Michelle Abdon is a junior in the UMN School of Social Work Youth Studies program.

Drs. Joan Blakey, and Suzanne Shatila have been awarded a $277,916 grant by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).

The Bush Foundation has named School of Social Work alum Neerja Singh (MSW ’03) a 2023 Bush Fellow. The fellowship is a recognition of a person’s extraordinary accomplishments and support for their potential. The Fellowship includes a grant of up to $100,000 to help awardees strengthen and develop their leadership. Singh is currently a behavioral […]

Johara Suleiman — PhD advisee of School of Social Work faculty member, Dr. Jessica Toft — recently participated in a unique workshop at the Minnesota Capitol. The workshop was organized by Dr. Toft, who served as a Legislative Policy Advocate for Family & Children’s Service (now known as Family Partnership) from 1994 to 1996. “I […]

Joan Blakey, associate professor and director of the School of Social Work, is a recipient of the prestigious 2023 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Established Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award. The award recognizes a social work educator with 10 years or longer of service and leadership excellence and pays tribute […]

The School of Social Work has welcomed Crystal Heimer as its new Director of Operations. Prior to joining the University, Crystal worked at the Mayo Clinic for twenty years— most recently in the role of Administrative Office Manager in Psychiatry.  She completed her bachelor’s degree, and MBA, from Western Governors University during the pandemic.  Says […]

School of Social Work Professor Lynette M. Renner has been named the incoming editor-in-chief of the Journal of Family Violence (JOFV). JOFV is committed to the dissemination of rigorous research on preventing, ending, and ameliorating all forms of family violence. Renner has served on the editorial board of the journal for the past four years. […]

Larissa Lavrov (she/they) has joined the School of Social Work as the new Director of Admissions. Prior to joining, Larissa worked as a campus recruiter for JPMorgan. She has a, nearly, twenty year-career in admissions and higher education. Larissa is committed to providing a safe space for academic goal exploration through people-centered outreach. Larissa is […]