On February 20th, the School of Social Administration hosted Dr. W. Thomas Boyce, Lisa and John Pritzker Distinguished Professor of Developmental and Behavioral Health and chief of the Division of Developmental Medicine at the University...
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Rhoda G. Sarnat Lecture: Understanding Suicide’s Allure through A Professional and Personal Perspective
On March 7th 2019, Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW described and discussed the rationale and techniques for uncovering a suicidal person’s narrative, including how people come to view death as a potential solution to their problems in her talk...
Creating an Equitable City Panel: Marisa Novara, Eve L. Ewing, and Tawa Mitchell
Eve Ewing and Marisa Novara were panelists in the Creating an Equitable City Event on November 26th, 2018, with Tawa Mitchell as a moderator. Panelists discussed ideas for creating more equitable schools and communities that lay the...
Ruth Knee Lecture: Gregory Boyle, Founder of Homeboy Industries
"THE WHOLE LANGUAGE: THE POWER OF EXTRAVAGANT TENDERNESS"
Love is the answer, community is the context, and tenderness is the connective tissue.
Campus conversation: the Jason Van Dyke trial verdict
On October 9th, the School of Social Service Administration hosted a panel discussion with:
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Campus conversation: the Laquan McDonald shooting & Jason Van Dyke murder trial
On October 3, 2018, SSA hosted a panel discussion at the Logan Center. Panel discussants included: Timuel Black, Historian, Civil Rights Activist; ...