Terri Friedline Shares Overdraft Fees Research with U.S. House Committee on Financial Services
Associate Professor Terri Friedline was invited to share her research on overdraft fees with the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services. Friedline is part of a nationwide movement to eliminate overdraft fees which are excessive, predatory, and punish lower-income people for not having enough...
Ashley Cureton Named 2022 U-M Center for Academic Innovation Engagement Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor Ashley Cureton has been named a 2022 Public Engagement Faculty Fellow by the U-M Center for Academic Innovation. The cohort of 14 fellows will participate in an intensive program designed to build engagement skills, understand key public-engagement concepts and reflect together...
2022 ENGAGE Active Grant Recipients: Empowering Engagement with Detroit Communities
Youth Engagement through Cannabis Prevention and Employment Training
Faculty Member: Associate Professor Cristina Bares
Community Partner: Kartav Patel, Manager of Youth Services, Southwest Economic Services
Welcome to the Motor City: Exploring Refugee Resettlement Among Afghan Refugees and
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MSW/MPH Student Brandon Bond Receives George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate Award
MSW/MPH student Brandon Bond was recognized as a 2022 George Orley Student Mental Health Advocate. Bond is a mental health advocate on a global scale. His diverse education background and international experience ignites his passion for helping organizations and policy makers take a humanitarian...
The Time is Right for Social Work Social Work Month 2022
Dear Michigan Social Work Community,
March is social work month and this year’s theme is The Time is Right for Social Work.
The time has always been right for social work. For decades, social workers have been providing essential services, support for individuals, families and communities, and...
Charles Williams Reflects on Juwan Howard in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Charles Williams' editorial, “The Real Lesson That We Learned from the Juwan Howard Incident: A Black Man Still Has No Rights That Require Respect” is included in the latest issue of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. “Watching Coach Howard try to negotiate anger the best way he could when walking...
Kathryn Elizabeth (Beth) Angell Appointed Dean of the School of Social Work
On February 17, 2022, the U-M Regents appointed Kathryn Elizabeth (Beth) Angell as the School of Social Work's next dean. She will begin her appointment on July 1.
Angell is an experienced administrator and is currently the dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Social Work...
MSW Student Brandon Bond Named to U-M Presidential Search Committee
MSW/MPH student Brandon Bond is one of just two students named to the U-M Presidential search committee. Throughout his time at U-M, Bond has served in various leadership roles to advocate for student interests including the VP of Student Life Advisory Board, Dean of Students Advisory Board, Office...
Sonia Harb Sees Equity and Stability in Governor Whitmer’s 2022 Proposals
ENGAGE: Detroit Strategist Sonia Harb argues in Crain's Detroit Business editorial that the proposals Governor Whitmer outlined in the 2022 State of the State address can provide equity and stability for Michigan workers.
“As the governor emphasized multiple times, there needs to be a multi-pronged...
Linda Chatters Coeditor of Book on Aging Black Americans
Linda Chatters co-edited Volume 41 of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics: Black Older Adults in the Era of Black Lives Matter. Katrina Ellis, James Ellis, and Robert Joseph Taylor contributed book chapters. The book represents an important moment in the development and maturation of...