Social Work

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Family resilience can help protect children from climate change

September 24, 2026 • Mental Health and Wellness, Social Work

As climate change brings more extreme weather events, strengthening families...

PhD student selected for AGESW Pre-Dissertation Fellowship

September 24, 2026 • Aging and Longevity, Social Work

Morgan Van Vleck, MSW ’22, a doctoral student at the WashU...

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Brown School welcomes five new PhD students

September 10, 2026 • Social Work, Students

The WashU Brown School has welcomed five new doctoral students...

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Alumna turns handwritten cards into a national source of support for cancer patients

September 3, 2026 • Alumni, Social Work

When she was 12 years old, long before she knew...

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Brown School faculty approve redesigned social work curriculum

September 2, 2026 • Social Work

Faculty at Washington University’s Brown School have approved a redesigned...

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New practicum funding, living stipends help attract students to Brown School

August 27, 2026 • Social Work, Students

For some incoming Master of Social Work students at the...

Mustafa Rfat

Brown School graduate named Roberts Fellow

August 27, 2026 • Alumni, Social Work

The Gettysburg College Eisenhower Institute has named recent WashU graduate...

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Brown School welcomes three new faculty members for 2026-27 academic year

August 13, 2026 • Health Equity and Justice, Mental Health and Wellness, Social Work

The Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis will...

Zou to represent International Consortium for Social Development at United Nations

July 31, 2026 • Social Work

Li Zou, international director at the WashU Brown School’s Center...

Public benefits ‘cliffs’ can trap low-wage workers, study finds

July 29, 2026 • Poverty and Economic Mobility, Social Work

New research from Washington University in St. Louis argues that...

Jin Huang

Huang appointed to international social work board

July 28, 2026 • Social Work

Jin Huang, the Irving Louis Horowitz Professor in Social Policy...

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In aging policy class, students turn coursework into real-world projects

July 1, 2026 • Aging and Longevity, Social Work, Students

In a classroom at the WashU Brown School, students in...