School of Social Work

Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year

'We originally conceived of this as a study that extends into Canada, because Canada is the global leader of these community sponsorship initiatives'

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Five Faculty Members Named Fulbright Scholars For 2024-25

Fulbright Scholars are faculty, researchers, administrators, and established professionals teaching or conducting research in affiliation with institutes abroad

A view of the School of Social Work building in Hartford

Finding Healing: UConn Leads National Study Effort for Survivors of State-Sponsored Torture

Using quantitative data to show the scale, challenges, and capacity to effectively heal and serve victims

Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez

Health Disparities Institute Leader on a Community Mission to Make Change

In this Q & A article Dr. Linda Sprague Martinez shares how much more we still have to learn from our community members to address pressing public health issues like health inequity.

Collage of photos from UConn School of Social Work's 2024 Commencement, including image of the university President shaking hands with student speaker Juan Torres, a group of students in the audience, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Scott Harding at the podium.

UConn School of Social Work Celebrates Class of 2024

Commencement speaker DCF Commissioner Jodi Hill-Lilly encouraged graduates to know and use their “superpowers”

Celebrating UConn’s Class of 2024

The newest alums take their place in a great tradition

An aerial view of students wearing cap and gown posing for Commencement photos at the gateway sign

UConn Celebrates Promotion and Tenure of 91 Faculty

Evaluations for promotion, tenure, and reappointment apply the highest standards of professional achievement in scholarship, teaching, and service for each faculty member evaluated

Photo of unidentified group of people sorting donated food in boxes.

Q&A: Meet the School of Social Work Ph.D. Student Emily Loveland

Loveland’s research examines food insecurity and food benefits for low-income families through a human rights lens.

Exterior views of the School of Social Work (SSW) with students walking out of the building.

UConn School of Social Work Rises in 2024 U.S. News & World Report Rankings

The UConn School of Social Work (SSW) is ranked at No. 28, which puts the SSW among the top 9% of graduate social work programs in the nation.

UConn School of Social Work Professor Emerita Ruth R. Martin

In Memoriam: UConn School of Social Work Professor Emerita Ruth R. Martin

Martin ’70 MSW, ’80 Ph.D., was a former associate dean and professor emerita at the UConn School of Social Work.