Congratulations 2018 Global Independent Studies Grant Recipients
The Office of Global Activities congratulates the following students for receiving this year's Global Independent Study Grant. A Global Independent Study offers students the ability to design a global social work opportunity in a foreign country while earning 1-6 elective credits. This summer these students will travel to 20 different countries.
Luke Shaefer Discusses Poverty with Michigan Radio’s Stateside
Professor H. Luke Shaefer, Ph.D., joined Stateside Radio to discuss the issue of poverty and what the government can do to help.
Daphne Watkins will be a featured speaker at Michigan State University’s Making Relationships Work: A Summit on Black Male Academic Success and Inclusion
Associate Professor Daphne Watkins will be a featured speaker at Michigan State University’s Making Relationships Work: A Summit on Black Male Academic Success and Inclusion. She will be presenting her work on the YBMen Project, an educational and social support program for young black men which...
Payton Watt was awarded the TEDx 2018 Award for Innovation
Payton Watt, CASC student and Vice President of Michigan is My Home, was awarded the TEDx 2018 Award for Innovation for the group’s advocacy work with the Ann Arbor homeless community. The award celebrates putting imaginative and ingenious ideas into impactful action. Michigan is My Home empowers...
Harold R. Johnson Shares Experiences as First African American Dean at U-M with StoryCorps
Dean Emeritus Harold R. Johnson talks with his daughter Karen Downing (U-M librarian) about his experience has the first African-American dean at the University of Michigan.
Susannah Feinstein Selected as a 2018 DOW Sustainability Fellow
Susannah Feinstein, MSW ‘18, was selected as a 2018 Dow Sustainability Fellow.
Dow Fellows focus on interdisciplinary approaches to a broad array of sustainability challenges related to water, energy, transportation, built environment, climate change, food, health, human behavior, and others. In...
Jack Griffin and Amrita Das Receive the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Spirit Award
Jack Griffin and Amrita Das, CASC minors, received the 2018 Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Spirit Award. The awards honor undergraduate students on Central Campus who best exemplify the leadership and extraordinary vision of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
William Elliott III Featured in The Conversation
Professor William Elliott III's article, "Why children's savings accounts should be America's next wealth transfer program" was featured in The Conversation. In addition to The Conversation, the story was picked up by other news outlets including:
Luke Shaefer Discusses Poverty Solutions with Michigan Radio
Jack Lessenberry from Michigan Radio discusses Poverty Solutions latest initiatives with Associate Professor and Director of Poverty Solutions, Luke Shaefer.
Daphne Watkins’ Social Work Intervention Project Wins Awards
Associate Professor Daphne Watkins won two of the four awards presented at the University of Michigan Fast Forward Medical Innovations (FFMI) program on November 17, 2017.
Watkins, who competed among 15 teams of physicians and medical professionals, is the principal investigator for the YBMen...