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UA Social Work Alumnus to Deliver Speech at Honors Day

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — University of Alabama School of Social Work alumnus Dr. Barry Ackerson will deliver the school’s Honors Day Convocation on Friday, April 8, at UA. The convocation will be at the Bloom Hillel Student Center, 380 Ninth St., across from the Bryant Museum on the UA campus. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m.

UA School of Social Work Opens Buford Award Nominations

Nominations are being accepted by The University of Alabama School of Social Work for the 2016 Buford Peace Award. The Peace Award is granted annually to a UA faculty member, whose teaching, research, practice and professional life have demonstrated exceptional levels of involvement in mediating human disputes, helping overcome prejudice, promoting justice and establishing peace.

UA School of Social Work to Host Symposium on Aging Adults

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will host the Allan V. Kaufman Phi Alpha Symposium, a community panel to discuss aspects of aging adults, Jan. 20 at Little Hall.

UA Social Work Colloquium to Focus on Evidence-Based Practice

Dr. Bruce Thyer, professor and former dean at the Florida State University School of Social Work, will give a talk on “Evidence-Based Practice: Myths and Misconceptions,” at noon Monday, Oct. 12, 2015, in room 104 of Little Hall at The University of Alabama.

UA Doctoral Student Selected for Gerontological Social Work Award

Yugi Guo, a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at The University of Alabama, has been selected to receive the 2015 Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work Pre-Dissertation Initiative Award.

UA Social Work Seeks to Connect Hispanic Families with Resources

The annual Hispanic Heritage Colloquium at The University of Alabama’s School of Social Work is a celebration of culture, but it’s one with a new mission: to connect Hispanic families with resources and agencies.

UA Social Work Professor Selected to Receive Distinguished Young Alumni Award From Florida State

Dr. David L. Albright, associate professor in The University of Alabama School of Social Work, has been selected to receive the Florida State University College of Social Work 2015 Distinguished Young Alumni Award.

UA School of Social Work Program Receives Top National Ranking

The University of Alabama School of Social Work’s online master’s program has been named the top-ranked program of its kind by BestColleges.com.

UA Alumni among Social Work Hall of Fame Honorees

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will induct three new members into its Hall of Fame Oct. 2.

‘Nurturing Families’ Focus of UA Social Work-Sponsored Conference

The University of Alabama School of Social Work will host its 14th Annual Fall Social Work Conference Aug. 27-28.