My Passion for Social Work and Africa
Study Abroad in Ghana led an MSW student to summer research in Uganda.
Social Welfare
Congresswoman Barbara Lee Honors Public Service Center’s 50th Anniversary
The Public Service Center celebrates 50 years of serving the greater good with personal reflections and service stories from alums like Congresswoman Barbara Lee, ’75.
Brazil Biodiversity Fellowships — 3/10/2017
The Research and Innovation Fellowship for Agriculture (RIFA) is a graduate student fellowship program based at UC Davis that provides funding for student fellows to work overseas for two to six months on research or projects in agriculture, food systems or … Continued
Help Social Work Students Raise Money to Work in Oaxaca — Summer 2015
This summer Berkeley Social Welfare graduate students are embarking on an six-week international opportunity in Oaxaca, Mexico. Students in the Sin Fronteras program will spend their time refining Spanish language skills and working with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs). These experiences … Continued
Career and Professional Development Resources at Berkeley Social Welfare
The Office of Career and Professional Development (CPD) supports the professional development and career management of Berkeley Social Welfare graduate students throughout and beyond academic preparation through workshops, information sessions and personal connections targeted at the social work profession. Listed below … Continued
Seabury Memorial Lecture in Social Welfare — 10/12/13
Laura Abrams —MSW ’92, PhD ’00 — will discuss some of the key findings of her latest book in light of her longtime interest in helping young people with histories of incarceration.
Minh Dang, MSW ’13, named by White House as a Champion for Change
Recognized by the White House as a Champion of Change, Dang has become nationally known for fighting the commercial sexual exploitation of children — helping many heal the pain and shame associated with it.
Grad student takes on ’empathy fatigue’ in the workplace
Eve Ekman, a doctoral candidate in social welfare, has been exploring the harsh realities of emotional exhaustion in healthcare workers, which can have devastating consequences for their patients and hospitals as well as the workers themselves.
Profile: Eve Ekman
A family group closely associated with the Graduate Division is well-represented in the trust-themed Fall ’08 issue of Greater Good, in a feature called “Can I Trust You?”.