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Associate Professor Lisa Fedina and Professor Rich Tolman were quoted in the

Professors William Elliott III and Trina Shanks were quoted in a New York Times article about children’s savings accounts (CSA) in li

Congratulations to the following PhD students on their recently received honors:

Professor Lisa Wexler’s new curriculum on substance use is featured as part of U-M’s Life-Changing Education initiative.

Professor Karla Goldman, Dean Beth Angell, and MSW students Morgan Hesse and Sam Tick-Racker in a 

Lecturer Lawrielle West, MSW ’18, has been appointed as the first full-time executive director at the African American Cultural and H

Professor Rich Tolman received the Ed Gondolf COMPASS Award at the Battering Intervention Service Coalition of Michigan conference at the beginning of November.

PhD student Brittney Barros is featured in the PBS documentary “Rebecoming Me,” which profiles five individuals who grew up in Colorado’s foster care system. The film won a 2025 Heartland Emmy Award.  

Professor Emerita Edith Lewis and Professor Daphne Watkins were featured in the documentary “A Ripple in Ann Arbor,” which premiered at the Michigan Theatre on November 9, 2025.

Assistant Director of Field Education Christina Dadswell and Associate Professor Shanna Kattari are both recipients of a 2025 James T. Neubacher Award Honorable Mention.