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The USC School of Social Work has received a $2 million gift from Scott Watt and the Watt Family Foundation to develop an initiative to help reduce Los Angeles’ homeless population, now the largest in the United States. A planning committee has been established to initiate a long-term program of research, education and community cooperation.
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With a recently renovated classroom that allows simultaneous teaching in multiple locations, and faculty who are developing innovative new online courses, the USC School of Social Work has entered the distance-learning arena and plans to continue expanding on those efforts. Read More » |
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If the 2,000-mile region along the U.S.-Mexico border were a state, it would rank 12th nationally in AIDS cases per capita, says Helen Land. The social work professor's new book examines culturally sensitive health care practices among Latinos who comprise 13 percent of the U.S. population but account for 19 percent of new AIDS cases. Read More » |
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The USC School of Social Work hosted its annual awards gala, “A Celebration of the Heart,” on April 1 at the Beverly Hills Hotel, honoring outstanding achievers in academia and community service for their contributions to scholarship and volunteerism that have positively changed the lives of others. Boston College's Kevin J. Mahoney took home the night's most prestigious award, the Flynn Prize for Research. Read More » |
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Eight USC School of Social Work students recently tested their textbook knowledge on cultural sensitivity in a real-life training workshop with the staffers of Teen Line, a confidential peer hotline. Read More » |
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In collaboration with the newly formed Social Work Alumni Association, the USC School of Social Work invited alumni back to campus to reconnect with fellow graduates and faculty, giving all a chance to meet, mingle and mix it up. The association was established to support the core values of the profession and the mission of the school by promoting the continued strength and development of alumni through collaboration, social networking and professional development. Chariss Filart, Janet Ibarra and Sonia Ortiz from the Class of 2006 were among the 200 in attendance at the April 5 reception held at the USC Widney Alumni House.
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