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March is National Social Work Month!
Mar 3, 2026

March is National Social Work Month! 

Honors Student, Faith Tipton, Successfully Defends Thesis
Nov 14, 2025

Departmental honors student Faith Tipton successfully defended her honors thesis!

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Dr. Leah Hamilton Continues Study of Hudson, NY Residents and Guaranteed Income Pilot
Jan 10, 2022

The pilot organizers of Hudson's basic income pilot hope that gathering five years of results will show how much human potential extra money can...

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Congratulations to University and Departmental Honors Student, Aruna Ross!
Dec 7, 2021

BSW student Aruna Ross successfully defended her thesis as the culmination of her studies as a Departmental and University Honors student. 

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2021 Global Leadership Award Winners
Dec 6, 2021

Christian Rivera, an undergraduate social work student was awarded the 2021 Global Leadership Award for his interest in supporting immigrant...

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Congratulations to University and Departmental Honors Student, Lauren Cavagnini!
Nov 19, 2021

BSW student Lauren Cavagnini successfully defended her thesis as the culmination of her studies as a Departmental and University Honors student....

Social Work Alum Receives 2021 CSWE Award
Nov 17, 2021

Dr. Yang is an assistant professor in the Social Work Department at Winthrop University.

App State Social Work Students Bring Diverse Books to WCS Classrooms
Nov 10, 2021

A group of students in App State’s Social Work program are bringing books to k-3 classrooms in Watauga County Schools to better reflect the

Janice Koppenhaver Receives Advising Award
Sep 30, 2021

Congratulations to our BSW Student Advisor, Janice Koppenhaver! She was awarded the Advising Award based on the criteria below:

Research Team, Including Social Work Faculty Dr. Leah Hamilton, Completes Study On Child Tax Credit
Sep 23, 2021

The child tax credit encourages parents to work, study finds.