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SSWR

SSWR Featuring JACSW Researchers

Jane Addams College of Social Work’s faculty, staff and students will exhibit their work at the Society for Social Work Research’s (SSWR) 29th annual conference in Seattle Jan. 15 to Jan. 19. “Strengthening…

Haviland Byrd

Byrd Preparing to Return to School - as a Social Worker

Haviland Byrd has always had an inquisitive mind. “I am deeply intrigued by understanding the motivations behind human behavior,” said Byrd, a Chicago native who is in her second and final year of…

Paul Bollwahn

Answering the Bell

Paul Bollwahn knew what his career path was going to take at the age of four. Each day Bollwahn, MSW ‘71, watched his mother and father don their Salvation Army uniforms and leave…

Nicole Fleetwood

Art Therapy

Nicole Fleetwood could hear her cousins talking to her in her New York apartment, but she was alone except for the photographs hanging on the walls. “I often found myself talking to them,…

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School’s in Session

Navigating elementary and high school can be daunting for some students. Kids may be faced with mental health or learning issues, poverty, homelessness, hunger, bullying, unstable family environments, or fearing for their life…

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Pioneer Award Nominations Being Sought

The Jane Addams College of Social Work is seeking nominations for the 2025 Pioneer Award, the college’s most prestigious honor. Submissions may come from alumni, current students, faculty and friends of the JACSW.…

Class of 1973

The Big 5-0

Tony Orlando and Dawn’s “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree” was the number one song in 1973. “The Exorcist”, at $193 million, was the number one grossing movie, and “The Godfather” won…