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School of Social Work mourns Rosalie Kane

The School of Social Work is mourning the loss of Professor Rosalie Kane, who died on May 5, 2020. Kane was a world-renowned researcher in long-term care as well as in many other concerns facing older adults.

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HeavyRunner-PrettyPaint named Distinguished Alumni

Iris HeavyRunner-PrettyPaint, MSW in social work, 1997, and PhD in social work, 2009, was named a 2019 Distinguished Alumni by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development.

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Connect Magazine Connect Magazine

CEHD Connect Magazine is published in print three times a year and online by the University of Minnesota College of Education and Human Development for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends of the college.

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CEHD Connect SpSu2025 magazine cover, including 6 U of M athletes performing in sports on a smoky blue background with stadium lights.

Williams part of CEHD delegation to Brazil

By Professor Oliver Williams, School of Social Work I was a part of a delegation of 10 faculty members from the College of Education and Human Development who attended the 5th World Conference on Remedies to Racial and Ethnic Economic Inequality at…

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Oliver Williams receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Oliver Williams, the founder of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVAAC), received the 2018 Alliance for HOPE International Lifetime Achievement Award in Fort Worth, Texas on April 25, 2018.

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