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SSW Professor Oliver Williams, an expert with more than thirty-five years experience in the field of domestic violence, was recently featured on KSTP-TV’s Minnesota Live to share insight on the national conversation around partner abuse. Over the years, Dr. Williams has been appointed to several national advisory committees and task forces from the Center for […]

The Workforce Development and Research Lab (WDRL) is an interdisciplinary nexus of scholars, researchers and students for addressing the needs and aspirations of a diverse workforce in the context of societal and technological transformation. The lab focuses on developing and testing possible solutions to complex workforce-related problems in collaboration with non- profit, public and private […]

SSW Professor Lynette M. Renner, Director of PhD Program and Director of Graduate Studies, has been awarded the Sara Evans Faculty Woman Scholar/Leader Award. This award recognizes women faculty who have achieved significant national and international accomplishments and honors and who contribute as leaders on campus. Dr. Renner’s research and teaching, as well as her […]

The newly formed School of Social Work Youth Studies Cooperative (YSC), co-founded in 2021 by Youth Studies (YoSt) majors Chandler Zarrinnam and Dani Gauthier, is a group of YoSt students who are committed to increasing involvement in the program through sponsoring and promoting social and professional events, strengthening relationships between students and faculty, assisting one another […]

Nora Lee (she/her) will be transferring from her position within the School of Social Work’s Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW) after ten years of integral support to the Centers operations. Nora managed all facility-related aspects of CASCW, and the MinnLInK lab within SSW. She provided extensive event planning for CASCW’s conferences, policy […]

Suzanne Shatila, MSSW, LGSW, will become the next Director of the MSW Program at the School of Social Work. Her appointment will begin on September 7, 2021. “I am both honored and excited to be joining the UMN School of Social Work, which has a long-standing history of developing social work practitioners and leaders committed […]

The School of Social Work is extremely saddened to share that our colleague, Cindy Pavlowski, died on Monday, July 26th.  Over the course of her 35 year career at the University of Minnesota, countless students and colleagues were guided, helped, and encouraged by Cindy in various units including General College and U of M Athletics.  […]

Johara Suleiman, a School of Social Work PhD Student, was selected as one of the 2021-2022 Minority Fellowship Program Doctoral Fellows.  The Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) is targeted to racial/ethnic minority social work doctoral students who are preparing to provide leadership in practice, research, teaching, and policy promulgation in organizations serving […]

The School of Social Work Dr.’s Saida Abdi, Principle Investigator, and Mimi Choy-Brown, Co-Investigator have been awarded a 5-year, $1.99 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration starting on September 30, 2021.  The Collaborative for Resilient Kids and Families in Minnesota is a partnership between The University of Minnesota School of Social Work, […]

Felicia Faust was a Youth Studies scholar at the University of Minnesota when her life was cut tragically short at the age of 22. Felicia was a deeply beloved student, family member and friend. She was known amongst instructors and peers for her honesty, poetic words and fierce advocacy. She was committed to issues of racial […]