On May 25, 2017, SSA held a transnational conversation with Black mothers who have lost children to state violence. Mother-activists from the US, Brazil, and Colombia shared their struggles and strategies of resistance against police violence, mass...
Steven C. Hayes is a Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 44 books and nearly 600 scientific articles, he is especially known for his work on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which is one of the most...
On May 10, 2017, John Lewis, U.S. Representative for Georgia's Fifth Congressional District and an American icon known for his role in the civil rights movement, and co-author Andrew Aydin discussed their...
Assistant Professor Alan Zarychta moderated a roundtable discussion “Health Sector Reform in Honduras” on April 24, 2017 at SSA. Top policymakers and scholars discussed how local governance systems do or do not serve their communities in the...
Washington Week is an opportunity for SSA students to meet with SSA alumni working in the DC area during spring break. The week is also an opportunity for students to visit different agencies in the DC area and explore careers in advocacy, research...
The School of Social Service Administration welcomed Trevor Noah for a reading from his book Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood, and a moderated conversation by Shantá Robinson, SSA Post-doctoral Scholar at the University...
"Hidden Figures of SSA: Honoring Our Trailblazers and Inspiring Our Future" was held on March 30, 2017 in the lobby of SSA. The community celebrated and honored the addition of four leaders from the SSA community who have made an enduring...
The 2017 Ruth Knee Lecture on Spirituality and Social Work: Forgiveness in the African American Religious Tradition
In June 2015, the murder of nine black church members in Charleston, South Carolina by a...
Four outstanding master's level social work students from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai, India were in residence at SSA in October and November. Marilyn B. Rusnak AM '71 continues to provide outstanding support for this...
The Convening was held Monday, January 9, 2017, 8:30am-4:45pm at the University of Chicago's Gleacher Center, in downtown Chicago. Read...