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Today marks Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day when slavery finally ended in the United States on June 19, 1865 -- two months after the Civil War ended and two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. For over 150 years, Juneteenth has been celebrated in...Read more about Dean Linda Burton's Juneteenth message

The relationship between our social welfare and criminal legal system is marked both by tension and collaboration. Social workers, in particular, must coordinate efforts alongside a host of state agents, including police officers. At this moment, both front-line crisis workers are confronting an...Read more about Event video: "Community Surveillance in the Time of COVID-19: Civilian, Social Worker, and Police Officer Adaptations for Staying Safe"

Every summer for the last six out of seven years, Lecturer and Training Consultant for the Latinx Center of Excellence Luna Calderón has led MSW students in the Sin Fronteras program. Designed to improve students’ Spanish fluency and train them in culturally responsive social...Read more about Without Borders: Virtual Study Abroad

Affiliated faculty member Osagie Obasogie looks at some of the structural factors that have allowed police violence to persist. "One of the perspectives that public health can...Read more about Osagie Obasogie on CBS News: "Police brutality goes 'beyond individual bad apples,' professor says

In this SF Weekly article, Assistant Professor Erin Kerrison, who studies the way in which the criminal justice system has historically impacted communities of color, says...Read more about Erin Kerrison speaks about the historical connection between policing and racism

Tina Sacks was interviewed by Univision for an article...Read more about Tina Sacks interviewed by Univision about the legacy of racism in the U.S.: "La muerte de George Floyd revela las heridas abiertas del "pecado original" de EEUU: el racismo"

A fatal shooting by Vallejo police on June 2 reopens questions about policing equity; Assistant Professor Erin Kerrison offers a perspective.Read more about Erin Kerrison quoted in article on policing inequities: "Why Vallejo is now the center of unrest in Bay Area over police treatment of blacks"

Presented to a student who best exemplifies excellence in social work practice each year. Students are nominated by field faculty and field placement site supervisors, who select the...Read more about 2019 – 2020 Achievement Awards

Join us for a discussion of the role of digital technology and telehealth amidst the COVID-19 pandemic from the...Read more about Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19: Digital and Telehealth Implications of COVID-19 and Social Distancing

Doctoral student Katie Savin speaks about the experiences of people with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Savin's comments start at the 34-minue mark; listen at https://kpfa.org/player/?audio=333519.Read more about PhD candidate Katie Savin speaks about the impact of the pandemic on people with disabilities

South Korea's response to COVID-19 has been globally recognized as a model for effective containment of the virus balanced with respect for civil liberties. Alum Park Neunghoo (PhD '98), South Korea's Minister of Health and Welfare,...Read more about South Korea’s Health Minister, Park Neunghoo (PhD '98) on How His Country Is Beating Coronavirus Without a Lockdown

Associate Professor Emmeline Chaung and UCLA colleagues outline...Read more about How California Counties’ COVID-19 Response Benefited From The “Whole Person Care” Program

As incidents of domestic violence continue to rise as people shelter in place during the pandemic, technology is both a lifeline to the outside world and a means of control and surveillance for abusers. Doctoral candidate Laura Brignone is one of several experts interviewed in...Read more about PhD student Laura Brignone in WIRED magazine: Tech Is a Double-Edged Lifeline for Domestic Violence Victims