News Archive
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As part of a global immersion program this summer, students and leaders from the USC School of Social Work gathered in the capital of the Philippines to see firsthand how the country empowers its women through the legislative process.
Held at the U.S. embassy in Manila, the event brought together nearly 100 students, faculty members, alumni and community members to discuss the role of women in government, as well as critical issues facing women in the Philippines, including human trafficking, migrant labor, poverty, violence and health care.
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Faustina Solís, MSW ’54, an educator and pioneer in public health and the second provost of the University of California, San Diego’s Thurgood Marshall College, died on Aug. 4 in San Diego at age 90.
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People with severe mental illness are often medically marginalized, suffering far more physical health problems than average, with life expectancies 20 to 25 years shorter, said Laura Pancake, corporate director of wellness and recovery services at Pacific Clinics, a regional provider of mental health services.
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Contact information for all USC School of Social Work faculty, staff and Student Organization members can now be accessed with the touch of a screen through the new School of Social Work Directory iPad application.
The app offers various search options, including filtering by name, location, department or faculty rank, and it provides instant access to names, portraits, titles, campus locations, and phone and email contact information.
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After three decades on the East Coast, Hortensia Amaro has come home.
Having grown up in Los Angeles after emigrating from Cuba during the height of the Cold War, Amaro – who spent much of the last 30 years in Boston improving public health – has returned to the place where she says her roots are in the United States.
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When Hongbo Li came to the USC School of Social Work from China as a participant in the school’s popular Visiting Scholars program, she expected to put her head down and grind away at her dissertation research.
To a certain extent, she has prioritized her academic work, which focuses on comparing marketing efforts by public nonprofit organizations in China and the United States. But Li also found herself opening up to other aspects of American culture during her yearlong stay.
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While working in the Seattle area as part of the mayor’s special task force on African-American elders, Karen Lincoln spent a lot of time talking to seniors and those who provided services to them. Her job was to advise the mayor on the needs of this population of older adults, and in learning about this community, Lincoln discovered a wealth of information and a deepened respect.
“It was through these interactions that I became aware of how dynamic our seniors are, how much they have sacrificed and how hard they have worked to support our communities,” she said.
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Three doctoral candidates in the USC School of Social Work are among an exclusive group of students selected to receive a USC graduate fellowship for advanced PhD scholars.
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The USC School of Social Work has been awarded $50,000 by The Ahmanson Foundation to support scholarships for military veterans.
USC is one of only 25 colleges and universities selected to receive funds totaling $1.25 million through the newly established Ahmanson Veteran Scholarship Initiative. The grants are meant to help students eligible for the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 attend and graduate from private institutions of higher education.
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For USC School of Social Work student Hector Cendejas, taking a trip to Washington, D.C., was – quite literally – like going home.
Having spent his undergraduate years inside the Beltway at Georgetown University, Cendejas was used to the idea of being politically involved and had even participated in lobbying activities while in college.