News Archive
2016
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Veterans across the nation are unprepared for life after military service, according to a new University of Southern California study.
A report by the Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families (CIR) at the USC School of Social Work of veterans living in and around Chicago found that a majority of veterans, primarily those serving after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, experienced transition challenges and needed time to figure out what to do after the military.
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Graduate students from the USC School of Social Work and USC Price School of Public Policy confronted the fallacy of “race-neutral” policies April 2 at the third annual Students of Color and Allies Policy Forum (SCAPF).
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In order to draw attention to the difficulties children in military and veteran families face in schools, Jill Biden, wife of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden highlighted Operation Educate the Educators, a federal initiative, during a discussion last Monday at the annual conference for the American Educational Research Association.
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Since 1932, the USC Alumni Association has paid tribute to distinguished members of the Trojan Family. The USC Alumni Awards are one of the highest honors presented by the university, recognizing each recipient’s significant contributions to their chosen profession. In 2016, Suzanne Dworak-Peck will become the third graduate of the USC School of Social Work to be honored in the history of these awards.
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Delphie Morales, a graduate student in the Community, Organization, and Business Innovation department at the USC School of Social Work, said she found her voice in Washington, D.C.
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A writer who shined a bright light on challenging social issues throughout Southern California, a longtime advocate for vulnerable children and families, and an innovative social work education program received laudatory recognition from the California Social Welfare Archives during its annual awards reception.
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In a time of frequent budget cuts to music and arts programs, many schools might resign themselves to thinking “that's the way of the world.” But come “September,” Erielda Casaya-Wright will choose the “shining stars” at local schools who will receive new instruments or funding from the Verdine White Performing Arts Center’s music foundation, turning their classrooms into “boogie wonderlands.”
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HIV/AIDS education, prevention and treatment efforts often focus on young adults and other populations considered the most sexually active and at risk.
Yet, statistics show that HIV/AIDS is not just a young person’s disease.
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America is aging.
By 2050, the number of adults aged 65 years and older will nearly double; the number of elders of color will more than triple. The notion of advancing public health for older Americans may seem contradictory in our youth-oriented culture, yet people aged 65 years have an average of almost 20 years or more remaining in their lives, an increase of more than 50 percent during the past century.
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Carla J. Thornton had always been involved in community work, but it took being part of a class on community organizing to change her life. The light bulb moment came while she was obtaining her master’s in social work at the University of Southern California. “I realized I could do social work at the macro level and directly impact individuals,” she said.