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Students
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Social work PhD candidate Cary Klemmer advocates for systemic change in U.S. schools to protect LGBTQ youth from violence and stigma.
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At Pan American Bank in East Los Angeles, two USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work students helped build a financial literacy program External link to teach the predominantly Latino community how to become more financially savvy through budgeting and saving.
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USC’s Military Academic Center offers students a bevy of unique community engagement opportunities and resources that promote academic and professional development.
The military-affiliated community at USC includes more than 1,000 veterans and dependents currently enrolled in courses—in addition to many active-duty and reserve service members and civilian students engaged in military-focused academic programs.
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This USC DSW candidate and Army veteran is in the vanguard of activists working to eradicate human trafficking across the globe through technology and cross-industry collaboration. Because of the sensitive nature of her work and to maintain her anonymity, we have redacted her full name.
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Military social work student Irene Zheng shares her unique experience as an international student at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Many students studying on the military social work track at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work come from military-connected families. MSW candidate Irene Zheng is one of those students. Arriving in Los Angeles at age 14 from China, Zheng was inspired to pursue military social work by her grandfather, a Chinese military veteran.
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From March 9 to 15, Clinical Associate Professor and retired Air Force colonel Fred Stone and co-instructor Jessica Dodge led 16 students on the 6th annual Military and Veterans Policy and Practice immersion to Washington, D.C.
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USC MSW student Adrian Reveles transformed his own experiences of trauma, substance abuse and gang involvement to become a powerful violence prevention and homeless youth advocate.
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The decision to pursue a doctoral degree in social work should hinge upon a careful consideration of research opportunities and personal career ambitions.
When weighing options for their future, many undergraduate and master-level students inevitably ask themselves, should I pursue a PhD? In the field of social work, a doctorate level education provides the opportunity to develop a specialization in a particular area of interest and to be on the forefront of research surrounding urgent, real-world issues affecting our society.
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In honor of Women’s History Month, meet MSW student and Marine Corps veteran Adriana Guerrero, who is committed to serving victims of sexual assault and violence both inside and outside of the military.
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MSW student Noemi Moreno shares her unique perspective as a civilian pursuing the military social work track at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
While the majority of MSW students studying military social work at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work are service members and veterans themselves, military social work can be just as rewarding a career path for those who don’t come from a military background. Just ask Noemi Moreno.