School of Social Work
‘I Felt Like a Change-Maker’: UA Students Return from Capitol Hill
Forty-eight UA, University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Alabama at Huntsville undergraduate and graduate students took part in the “Washington, D.C. Policy and Advocacy Fly-In,” a unique crash course in policy research, strategy and advocacy created in 2017.
UA Students Highlight Research, Creativity during Annual Conference
More than 450 undergraduate students at The University of Alabama are highlighting their research and creative projects during the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference March 28-30.
Social Work Students Return to D.C. for Policy, Advocacy ‘Fly-In’
More than 45 University of Alabama social work students will meet with 30 U.S. Congress members March 20-21 to advocate for legislation regarding opioid abuse, human trafficking and children in foster care.
Lectures, Films Highlight Black History Month Activities
The University of Alabama’s Crossroads invites the campus and community to participate in events throughout February during Black History Month. The theme this year is “African Americans In Times Of War.”
Anthony Ray Hinton to Discuss Criminal Justice Reform at Colloquium
An Alabama death row exoneree will share his story of wrongful conviction and his decades-long journey to freedom Friday, Feb. 2, at The University of Alabama.
UA Study to Take ‘Deep Dive’ into Risk Factors for Veterans, Suicides
University of Alabama researchers, America’s Warrior Partnership and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation have partnered on a four-year, $2.9 million study to explore risk factors that contribute to suicides, early mortality and self-harm among military veterans.
UA to Hold Winter Commencement Exercises Dec. 16
The University of Alabama will hold its winter commencement exercises Saturday, Dec. 16, at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus.
DOJ Grant to Help UA, State Combat Human Trafficking
The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work has been awarded a $1.35 million grant from the United States Department of Justice to improve outcomes of Alabama youths who are victims of human sex trafficking.
Selma Icon among Inductees for Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame
Patricia Swift Blalock, who integrated Selma’s public library in the 1960s, will be posthumously inducted into the Alabama Social Work Hall of Fame Friday, Sept. 22.