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The IMPACT Awards honor outstanding students, faculty, staff, groups and student organizations who have demonstrated a strong commitment to enhancing our community and advancing the School’s mission.

IMPACT Awards 2025 Recipients

Student Impact Award: Daniella Acosta

Daniella Acosta is an MSW...

Clinical Associate Professor Daicia Price has been named 2025 Teacher of the Year by the Student Government.  This award is given in recognition of a faculty member who has demonstrated a commitment to improving DEI, made outstanding and positive contributions to the School’s climate, and whose...

Congratulations to the following faculty members whose promotions were approved by the U-M Board of Regents earlier this month. Sunggeun (Ethan) Park, Rebeccah Sokol and Katie Schultz were promoted to associate professor with tenure. Katie Maguire-Jack was promoted to professor. In addition...

Field Faculty and Lecturer Zaynab Boussi has received the 2025 Distinguished Lecturer Award. This highly esteemed peer award recognizes excellence in teaching and mentoring of students and the very highest ideal of a School of Social Work Lecturer.

Professor Joseph Himle has been awarded the 2025 Distinguished Faculty Award. This highly esteemed peer award recognizes governing faculty members who demonstrate excellence in domains including longevity of service to the School, national recognition in scholarship and service, excellence in...

This award honors staff who go above and beyond in their roles—championing others, contributing creative and collaborative solutions, and embodying the values that make our School stronger. Named in memory of our beloved colleague Colleen Karim, the award celebrates those who lead with excellence...

Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol penned an op-ed in the Bridge Michigan advocating for the preservation of Pathways to Potential. Funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Pathways to Potential is a large student support program that the School of Social Work has been...

PhD students Matt Hiller, Anna Wood and Irene Routté have been awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowships, one of the most prestigious awards granted to U-M graduate doctoral students.

Professor Katie Edwards wrote a heartfelt op-ed for HuffPost on the effects of the Trump Administration's cuts to NIH funding. Edward’s research lab has lost six such grants in the last several weeks. “There is so much goodness, love and care that goes into our work — work that is making homes...

Lecturer Susan Radzilowski spoke with WDET’s The Metro about the challenges as well as the services and supports available for transgender youth in Metro Detroit.

“The availability of school support is extremely important in my opinion. The most important supports here for young people are family...