Social Work News

KING 5 news: "Why housing discrimination is worse today than it was in the 1960s"

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Dr. Angelique Davis, Seattle University professor of political science and African American studies, helped explain reasons for the Black-white homeownership gap in Washington in a story for KING 5 news.
Dec 18, 2022

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Recent articles published by social work faculty

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Two Seattle University social work faculty members have recently published articles, which are open access and available to the public. 
Dec 5, 2022

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Supporting our LGBTQ+ community members

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A letter from the faculty and staff of the Social Work Department in support of the LGBTQ+ community regarding the recent violence at Club Q in Colorado Springs.
Nov 23, 2022

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Dr. Derr Gives Lecture on Sustaining Students in Social Work at annual CSWE Conference

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Seattle University's Director of BSW Program and Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Amelia Derr is giving a presentation, "Educating for Radical Resilience: Sustaining Students in their Social (Justice) Work" this week at the Council on Social Work Education's Annual Program Meeting. Read more for the summary and abstract of Dr. Derr's presentation.
Nov 10, 2022

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