News Archive
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Cherry Short, USC School of Social Work assistant dean of global and community initiatives, has been asked to be part of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's rehabilitation strike team focused on implementing radical policy change within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR).
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More than 40 up-and-coming Korean-American leaders from civic, political and business sectors visited South Korea in March as part of a professional leadership program offered through the Network of Korean-American Leaders (NetKAL) fellowship program, which is supported by the Center for Asian-Pacific Leadership at the USC School of Social Work.
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The USC School of Social Work's Field Education department bestowed its Agency of the Year Award at its annual luncheon on May 7 to Pasadena-based Pacific Clinics. Linda Waters, an associate of the School of Social Work for the past 16 years, was also honored with the Jules Levine Memorial Award.
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The California Social Welfare Archives held its annual induction ceremony for the California Social Work Hall of Distinction on May 4 in San Francisco, admitting six illustrious social workers, including three posthumously.
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The USC School of Social Work handed out 265 diplomas at this year's commencement ceremony on May 11, including four doctorates in social work and the school's first dual degree in social work and business administration. Eleven students graduated with dual degrees, one of the highest numbers in the school's history.
John Bryant, founder and chief executive officer of Operation Hope, which works to empower under-served communities with economic tools and services, was the keynote speaker.
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The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) presented its 2007 Distance Learning Gold Award to Gary Wood, a clinical associate professor in the USC School of Social Work, for best practices in distance learning programming. This year's awardees will be listed in the July 2007 edition of "Distance Learning Today," a quarterly supplement in USA Today.
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The USC Center for Work & Family Life has been honored with a Best Practices award by the California Psychological Association, the professional organization for psychologists. John Gaspari, the center's executive director, accepted the award on behalf of the university on April 12.
USC was the only university recognized by the association. Other winners included Chevron and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
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Professor Ron Astor, who holds joint appointments in the USC School of Social Work and USC Rossier School of Education, has won the 2007 Outstanding Book Award from the American Educational Research Association (AERA). School Violence in Context: Neighborhood, Family, School and Gender, published by Oxford University Press, was co-authored with Professor Rami Benbenishty of Hebrew University.
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Cherry Short, assistant dean for global and community initiatives at the USC School of Social Work, has been awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Wales for her work in improving race relations in Britain.
In a ceremony on March 30 at the University of Wales' Trinity College in Carmarthen, Wales, Short was acknowledged for her public policy achievements, specifically in social work practice and academics.
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The USC School of Social Work hosted its annual awards gala, "A Celebration of the Heart," on April 1 at The Beverly Hills Hotel, honoring outstanding achievers in academia and community service for their contributions to scholarship and volunteerism that have positively and immeasurably changed the lives of others.