Luke Shaefer Describes Why Child Poverty Rates Fell During the Pandemic
Luke Shaefer explains in Vox how federal government support during the COVID-19 pandemic prompted child poverty to fall sharply. “It was, indeed, a triumph of policy.”
Edith Lewis Receives 2022 Alexis J. Walker Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Council on Family Relations
Professor Emerita Edith Lewis has been named the 2022 Alexis J. Walker Lifetime Achievement awardee. The award recognizes her decades of contributions to feminist scholarship, teaching and service and is sponsored by the Feminism and Family Science Section of the National Council on Family Relations...
Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s Research Cited in Editorials in the Chicago Tribune and Washington Post
Professor Andrew Grogan-Kaylor’s review of 50 years of research on corporal punishment was cited in a Chicago Tribune article about the return of corporal punishment to a Missouri school district. The review was also cited in an editorial in the Washington Post.
Terri Friedline 2022 Recipient of the Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award
Associate Professor Terri Friedline received the 2022 Doctoral Student Organization Faculty Award. “I'm humbled to receive this award from doctoral students —an acknowledgement of my contributions,” said Friedline. “It is a tremendous honor to play a small role in supporting the next generations of...
Robert Ortega’s Profile of Professor Emerita Charles Garvin Published in Social Work with Groups
Associate Professor Robert Ortega’s profile of Professor Emerita Charles Garvin is featured in the latest issue of Social Work with Groups. PhD students Ronke Olawale and Andrea Shanon Mora are co-authors. The profile showcases Garvin’s lifelong contribution to social justice and social work with...
Ashley Cureton and Rosalva Osorio Receive Grant from U-M’s Inaugural Arts + the Curriculum Program
Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton and Field Faculty Rosalva Osorio have received funding for their project, The Implementation of Forum Theatre to Engage in Difficult Conversations within the U-M Social Work Community. The project uses Forum Theatre to provide social work students with concrete...
Terri Friedline Weighs in on the Student Debt Relief Program in Fast Company
Associate Professor Terri Friedline shares her thoughts on President Biden’s student debt relief program in Fast Company. She says that while the relief package will make a real difference, she is concerned that it ignores the role structural racism and sexism play in educational debt. "The Biden...
Terri Friedline’s Fictional Work “The Day Wells Fargo Closed” Featured in Current Affairs
In a work of fiction for Current Affairs, Associate Professor Terri Friedline imagines “The Day Wells Fargo Closed” — the day when a bank once deemed “too big to fail” is shut down for the benefit of the public.
Matthew Smith’s Job Interview Training Helping People with Disabilities Find Employment
Associate Professor Matthew Smith created role-playing job interview training that helps people with autism and other disabilities find employment. Smith partnered directly with youth with autism spectrum disorders, their parents, teachers and employers, as well as employed adults with autism...
Rogério M. Pinto Awarded the Diversity and Social Transformation Professorship
Professor Rogério M. Pinto has been named a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor.
Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, and jointly administered by the U-M National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID) and the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI), the...