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Over the last few months, news coverage has shown refugees from Ukraine being welcomed — sometimes with literal open arms — as they arrived in Europe. If we can view refugees from Ukraine as "people like us" who have to flee hardship and dangerous circumstances, why not view other...Read more about Toward a better future: Douglas Epps examines alternatives to othering and immigrant detention

“I knew I was going to be advocating for unpopular causes and disenfranchised communities,” explains Dylan de Kervor (MSW/JD ‘09), “so I wanted a law degree for the teeth and a social welfare degree for the heart.”

She attributes this commitment...Read more about Situated social work: Dylan Nicole de Kervor (MSW/JD ‘09) at the intersection of social work and federal legislation

Tina McClain, who recently won the Chancellor's Award for Public Service, is profiled by Berkeley News. McClain will be the student speaker at Berkeley Social Welfare's BASW commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 17.Read more about Social workers were her ‘saving grace.’ Now, she’s going to be one.

First-year MSW student Molly Nantongo was recently awarded a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant for her project, Ntongo Skills4Peace.

In this 15-week...Read more about Giving back: Molly Nantongo (MSW '23) and Ntongo Skills4Peace

The Latinx Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health (LCOEBH) recently launched a new collaboration with Marin Community Clinics (MCC). Designed to build the pipeline of integrated behavioral health practitioners at MCC, the ...Read more about LCOEBH partners with Marin Community Clinics to launch Latinx ASW Fellowship for Berkeley MSWs

UC Berkeley's Public Service Center received a $1.8 million grant to support the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps to support students engaging in community service.

The first cohort of the program at UC Berkeley will recruit 100 fellows and will require them to complete 450 hours of...Read more about #CaliforniansForAll College Corps community service begins

A $100,000 pledge from a generous donor will establish a new endowment, the Nevenka Petrić Fund for Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity at Berkeley Social Welfare.

Distributions from the endowment will be used to provide support for the Sexual Health and Reproductive Equity...Read more about 0K pledge to support reproductive equity research

"Lessons in cultural humility... have been a feature of teachers' professional development for quite some time. But trainings have largely focused on how students are treated, not families, and they've been targeted at school officials, not parent and caregiver volunteers.

That's changing...Read more about Diverse schools are taking a new approach to anti-racism: Training white parents

Affiliated faculty member Osagie Obasogie was one of three UC Berkeley faculty to receive a Guggenheim fellowship this year.Read more about Osagie Obasogie receives Guggenheim fellowship

Field faculty members Christina Feliciana, Christine Scudder, and Robert Watts contributed chapters to a new school social work textbook. Several Cal alums and former faculty also joined this venture, including Robert Ayasse, Heather Graham, Francesca Osuna, Michelle Rainer, and...Read more about Field faculty members contribute to new book on social work in schools

"It breaks my heart when people can’t get the resources they need because they don’t have access to information or know someone who can help them navigate the system."

Homeless Outreach Coordinator Ari Neulight talks about his work in People's Park.Read more about A Conversation with UC Berkeley’s Homeless Outreach Coordinator: The Past and The Future of People’s Park

UC Berkeley graduate schools and programs scored high in the 2023 Best Graduate Schools rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Berkeley Social Welfare is ranked fifth in the nation.Read more about Berkeley graduate schools, programs shine in U.S. News rankings

MSW student Jules Means is profiled in this article about the impact of the Berkeley housing market on Cal students.Read more about Long commutes, multiple roommates and friends’ couches: how UC Berkeley students live

We sat down with the School of Social Welfare's Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Strategic Initiatives Katrina Koski to learn more about these initiatives, the way they intersect, and how they foster equity within our school.

...Read more about Youth Equity Initiative: Berkeley Discovery and College Corps

"An obscure policy requires many parents to pay for their children’s stay in foster care," writes professor Jill Duerr Berrick. "Based on the accumulated evidence, that law should be abandoned."

Read Dr. Berrick's op-ed in Cal Matters.Read more about Op-ed by Jill Berrick: Reduce number of CPS families required to pay for foster care

UC Berkeley, the city of Berkeley, and nonprofit partners unveiled plans Wednesday to provide interim housing at a converted motel, as well as meals and social services, to unsheltered people sleeping in the iconic People’s Park.

Homeless outreach coordinator Ari Neulight acknowledges...Read more about Can UC Berkeley plan to house homeless people inspire other campuses to tackle the crisis?

Adrian Aguilera and Kurt Organista were interviewed for this article on the need for Spanish-speaking behavioral health care providers.Read more about For the Latinx, Mental Health Care in Spanish Is Hard to Find

As the pioneer of the field of sociology of sport, Dr. Harry Edwards has been leading and trumpeting the calls for justice through sport and in society long before the racial reckoning and viral social media posts of 2020.

Sponsored by the Institute for the Study of...Read more about Video: Harry Edwards on "Sport in Society: Intersectionalities, Consequences and Projections"

Outreach Coordinator Ari Neulight is a full-time social worker affiliated with Berkeley Social Welfare. Since 2017, Neulight has built relationships with some of the area’s most vulnerable residents, connecting them to resources, like housing, and to health and social services. “It takes a long...Read more about Tough job, light touch: Ari Neulight assists area’s homeless

Dr. Carolyn Barnes was invited to give the 2022 Tripodi Lecture on Research Methodology on February 22. Her talk was entitled "It's Who You Know — Race, Poverty, and Social Policy in the Rural South."

Dr. Barnes is an assistant professor in the Sanford School of Public...Read more about Tripodi Lecture: Dr. Carolyn Barnes on "It's Who You Know — Race, Poverty, and Social Policy in the Rural South"