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Social Advocate Ron Dellums (MSW '62) dies at 82
Berkeley Social Welfare mourns the loss and celebrates the life of former Oakland mayor, Social Welfare alum and beloved congressional firebrand Ron Dellums (MSW '62).
Ron Dellums, the son of a longshoreman who became one of America's best-known black congressmen, a...Read more about Social Advocate Ron Dellums (MSW '62) dies at 82
Field Consultant Andrea Dubrow Named Honored Instructor
Berkeley Social Welfare Field Consultant Andrea Dubrow has been named a 2018 Honored Instructor by UC Berkeley Extension in recognition of her teaching excellence and personifying a professional commitment to lifelong learning.
She is the coordinator of the Bay Area Social Services...Read more about Field Consultant Andrea Dubrow Named Honored Instructor
Social Welfare Undergrads Receive Public Service Honors
Two graduating social welfare majors were recognized at the 2018 UC Berkeley Chancellor's Awards for Public Service. This prestigious annual event celebrating Berkeley student and faculty service to their communities took place on April 30 at the International House.
Katie Cruz was the...Read more about Social Welfare Undergrads Receive Public Service Honors
MSW Students Named Fahey Fellows
Three of the six recipients of UC Berkeley's 2018 Jim Fahey Safe Homes for Women Fellowship are graduating MSW students.
Karina Sweitzer, Erica West and Iris Lin (pictured left to right) were honored earlier this week by the Berkeley Graduate Division.
Established in 2007, the...Read more about MSW Students Named Fahey Fellows
Meet Ari Neulight, Outreach Coordinator for People's Park
Berkeley Social Welfare has graduated 12,000 social work leaders and practitioners and is the scholarly home of distinguished faculty who produce awardwinning research and provide training in support of the profession. The School, however, had yet to directly staff a social worker dedicated to...Read more about Meet Ari Neulight, Outreach Coordinator for People's Park
Health and Welfare Minister Park Neunghoo (PhD '98) on promoting policies that benefit children and the elderly in South Korea
Dr. Park Neunghoo (PhD ’98) remembers the day — it was February 22, 1998 to be exact — that he earned his doctoral degree in social welfare from the University of California, Berkeley. Having completed his...Read more about Health and Welfare Minister Park Neunghoo (PhD '98) on promoting policies that benefit children and the elderly in South Korea
Steven Czifra (MSW '20): Voice for Former Prisoners
When Steven Czifra (MSW ’20) arrived on the Berkeley campus, his humble intent was to earn his BA in English — a goal he met in 2015 — and continue on to a doctoral program in the same field. “My whole plan,” he says, “was to get through here without being noticed.”
That...Read more about Steven Czifra (MSW '20): Voice for Former Prisoners
Latinx Center of Excellence Honors Stipend Recipients
On January 22, Berkeley Social Welfare’s newly established Latinx Center of Excellence (LCOE)honored its first cohort of stipend recipients. Comprising 20 students in their first or second year of the MSW program, the awardees were selected for their demonstrated...Read more about Latinx Center of Excellence Honors Stipend Recipients
Professor Organista Honored for Equity, Diversity Work
Berkeley Social Welfare Professor Kurt Organista has been named the recipient of the 2017-18 Leon A. Henkin Citation for Distinguished Service, which is awarded annually by UC Berkeley's Commitee of Diversity, Equity and Campus Climate (DECC). The Henkin...Read more about Professor Organista Honored for Equity, Diversity Work
Affiliated Faculty Emily Ozer to Receive Mentor Award
UC Berkeley School of Public Health Professor of Community Health and Human Development and Berkeley Social Welfare affiliated faculty member Emily Ozer has been named a recipient of the 2018 Outstanding Mentor Award from the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA).
Dr...Read more about Affiliated Faculty Emily Ozer to Receive Mentor Award
Arabella Martinez (MSW '66) on organizing communities and teaching how to lead
Arabella Martinez is perhaps best known as the woman who made the Fruitvale Village possible. But her service to the community stretched over forty years, and resulted in far more than a pedestrian plaza.
“When we first started to work in Fruitvale, people were afraid to be on the...Read more about Arabella Martinez (MSW '66) on organizing communities and teaching how to lead
Ron Dellums (MSW '62) on political engagement and becoming the "black Sigmund Freud"
Former Oakland mayor Ron Dellums (MSW '62) grew up on Wood Street in West Oakland, attended Oakland schools and graduated from Oakland Technical High School. After graduating from San Francisco State University, Dellums attended the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley in 1960-62. He...Read more about Ron Dellums (MSW '62) on political engagement and becoming the "black Sigmund Freud"
Ron Dellums (MSW '62) on political engagement and becoming the "black Sigmund Freud"
Former Oakland mayor Ron Dellums (MSW '62) grew up on Wood Street in West Oakland, attended Oakland schools and graduated from Oakland Technical High School. After graduating from San Francisco State University, Dellums attended the School of Social Welfare at UC Berkeley in 1960-62. He...Read more about Ron Dellums (MSW '62) on political engagement and becoming the "black Sigmund Freud"
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (MSW ’75) on fighting the good fight
Everything Barbara Lee (MSW '75) does – be it campaigning against poverty, advocating for AIDS research, or voting against giving the President the power to declare war – is informed by the social work values she learned at the UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare.
"A...Read more about Congresswoman Barbara Lee (MSW ’75) on fighting the good fight
New York Times Op-Ed: "My Supercharged, Tricked Out, Bluetooth Wheelchair Life Force"
Read PhD student Katie Savin's eloquent New York Times op-ed "My Supercharged, Tricked Out, Bluetooth Wheelchair Life Force" about the connection she found with her "fellow-in-a-wheelchair bus rider" Olantis.Read more about New York Times Op-Ed: "My Supercharged, Tricked Out, Bluetooth Wheelchair Life Force"
Dean Edleson on the Impact of Police Presence on Campus
The campus has embarked on a series of Free Speech seminars to discuss both the benefits and limits of speech in our society. The most recent to be announced is a panel discussion next week titled “Beyond the First: Healing and Harmful Speech,” which will focus on the impact of hate speech on...Read more about Dean Edleson on the Impact of Police Presence on Campus
Matthew Smith (BA' 18) Organizes Cal Aid to Wildfires
At the height of the Napa and Sonoma Country wildfires, Berkeley Social Welfare major and Marine Corps veteran Matthew Smith (BA '18) spearheaded efforts to assist victims devastated by the ongoing blaze.
Smith, who is also president of the student group Cal Veterans,...Read more about Matthew Smith (BA' 18) Organizes Cal Aid to Wildfires
Dr. Kerrison Receives National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant
Berkeley Social Welfare Assistant Professor Erin Kerrison has received an award totaling nearly $209,000 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund her investigation into the nature and impact of social networks and social support on substance...Read more about Dr. Kerrison Receives National Institute on Drug Abuse Grant
Dr. Anu Gomez Named 120 Under 40 Winner
Berkeley Social Welfare Assistant Professor Anu Manchikanti Gomezhas been named one of this year's 120 Under 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders.
The three-year...Read more about Dr. Anu Gomez Named 120 Under 40 Winner
School Awarded Grant to Develop HIV Risk Assessment Tool
Berkeley Social Welfare, in partnership with the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Planned Parenthood of Northern California, has received a planning grant from Gilead Sciences totaling nearly $150,000 to develop a sexual health assessment tool for determining patients' HIV risk and...Read more about School Awarded Grant to Develop HIV Risk Assessment Tool
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