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Interviewed by NBC on the one-year anniversary of the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops, PhD student Ryan Karnoski talks about his...Read more about PhD student Ryan Karnoski interviewed by NBC about his lawsuit against the Trump administration's ban on transgender troops

Tina Sacks's research focuses on racial disparities in health, so Berkeley News asked her about the disparate impact of COVID-19 on Black Americans. Economic inequality, the legacies of residential...Read more about COVID-19’s unequal toll on black Americans: A Q&A with Tina Sacks

As hospitals and public health authorities devise and share triage protocols allocating scarce critical-care resources, people with disabilities are expressing alarm that...Read more about Doctoral candidate Katie Savin on "Confronting Disability Discrimination During the Pandemic"

We are proud to announce that Berkeley Social Welfare faculty have received two prestigious and highly competitive grants from the William T. Grant Foundation, which focuses on improving the use of research to reduce inequality and promote the wellbeing of young people. The Foundation is known...Read more about Professors Ozer, Shapiro and Stone awarded grants from William T. Grant Foundation

Professor and dean emeritus Jeff Edleson was one of several nationwide experts interviewed by CNN on the increased risks that the COVID-19 crisis for people in domestic...Read more about Prof. Jeff Edleson interviewed on domestic violence risks during COVID-19 crisis (CNN)

We are proud to announce that assistant professor Erin Kerrison is one of three faculty members selected campuswide for the 2020 Graduate Assembly Faculty Mentor Awards. Award recipients were nominated by faculty colleagues as well as current and former graduate students for "exemplify[ing...Read more about Dr. Erin Kerrison receives campuswide mentorship award

The coronavirus crisis shows the need for remote mental health options, writes postdoctoral researcher Caroline Figueroa.Read more about The time for a digital mental health revolution is here

So much of social work focuses on people's strengths and the tools that their experience has given them. Current students Sammie Gilmore and Steven Czifra put this ethic into practice through their...Read more about From Prison to Ph.D.: Berkeley’s Formerly Incarcerated Students

Ruth White (PhD '02) appeared on KRON today to give pragmatic advice on managing stress and maintaining your emotional health during COVID-19. Read more about Alum in the news: Ruth White (PhD '02) on managing stress during COVID-19

Dean Linda Burton spent a day in Sacramento to share the school’s priorities in meetings with lawmakers. Joined by School of Social Welfare...Read more about Dean Linda Burton Meets with State Lawmakers in Sacramento

Kimberley Johnson (BASW '98 ) was unanimously confirmed by the State Senate today as director of the California Department of Social...Read more about Alum Kimberley Johnson (BASW '98 ) confirmed as director of California Department of Social Services

Assistant Professor Tina Sacks and her co-researcher Darrell Hudson of Washington University in St. Louis received one of 18 Pipeline Grants awarded nationwide by the...Read more about Tina Sacks Awarded Pipeline Grant from Russell Sage Foundation

Congratulations to Margaret Libby (MSW '01), recipient of a James Irvine Foundation Leadership award for her work with MyPath, a nonprofit that provides youth...Read more about Alum Margaret Libby (MSW '01) honored for work on economic inclusion for youth

In her op-ed about an upcoming Supreme Court case over discrimination against LGBTQ+ foster parents, professor Jill Duerr Berrick reminds us that "...Read more about Op-ed by Jill Duerr Berrick: Philadelphia battle over same-sex foster care exposes an unequal system

Algorithms performed substantially better than humans when used in conditions that approximate real-world...Read more about Washington Post op-ed by Prof. Jennifer Skeem and research partners: "In the U.S. criminal justice system, algorithms help officials make better decisions, our research finds"

We are proud to announce that Dean Linda Burton has been appointed by Mayor Jesse Arreguín to the City of Berkeley's Commission on the Status of Women effective February 18, 2020.

The commission seeks to improve the conditions of all women and advocates to the Berkeley City Council on...Read more about Dean Burton Appointed to Berkeley Commission on the Status of Women