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Taking changemaking beyond the classroom
What is changemaking, and how is Berkeley incorporating that ethos into its curriculum? That’s what Thursday’s virtual panel discussed as part of Berkeley’s first fall Campus Conversations event. During the hourlong...Read more about Taking changemaking beyond the classroom
Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages in California
On August 10, 2021, Kimberly Mayer, Center Director at CalSWEC, E. Maxwell Davis, Director of Integrated Behavioral Health Program at CalSWEC, and Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, MD...Read more about Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages in California
PhD student Demond Hill: "For Black children, play can be transformative"
"Black children’s play, playful expressions, and playfulness are too often restricted and threatened in an anti-Black world. [Tamir] Rice, [Ma'Khia] Bryant, and [Kaia] Rolle are devastating examples of the reality that Black children are seen as disruptive,...Read more about PhD student Demond Hill: "For Black children, play can be transformative"
Overcoming pandemic cave syndrome: Why is it so complicated?
Professor Kurt Organista awarded the Harry and Riva Specht Chair in Publicly Supported Social Services
We are proud to announce that Professor Kurt Organista has been awarded the Harry and Riva Specht Chair in Publicly Supported Social Services in the School of Social Welfare. This Chair was established to advance the research and scholarship of a distinguished faculty member engaged in the field...Read more about Professor Kurt Organista awarded the Harry and Riva Specht Chair in Publicly Supported Social Services
Lindsay Chung (BASW '21): There’s No One Way To Be: How One Recent Grad Created Space for Trans and Queer Identities at Cal
Lindsey Chung (BASW '21) champions trans and nonbinary voices on campus. Chung received the Charlene Conrad Liebau Library Prize for their thesis, Accessing Gender Affirming Care from the Margins: Comparing the Strategies of Transgender People Pre-1980 to Non-Binary People Today...Read more about Lindsay Chung (BASW '21): There’s No One Way To Be: How One Recent Grad Created Space for Trans and Queer Identities at Cal
Incoming Ass't Professor Angie Perone Selected for RWJF Health Policy Fellows Program at National Academy of Medicine
Tina Sacks on CNN: "What anti-vaxxers sound like to me"
"Children under 12, including my son, cannot protect themselves from the coronavirus. They cannot get the Covid-19 vaccines, which are still undergoing clinical trials for young children. They cannot appropriately weigh the risks against the benefits. But as adults, we have the individual...Read more about Tina Sacks on CNN: "What anti-vaxxers sound like to me"
"From Pelican Bay to UC Berkeley": podcast with alums Steven Czifra (MSW '21) and Daniela Medina (BASW '19, MSW '21)
California Arts Council Issues New Arts in Corrections Report
Authored by the Justice Lab at the University of Wisconsin in partnership with Dean Linda Burton, the report "exemplifies the power of the arts to remind us of our shared humanity.”Read more about California Arts Council Issues New Arts in Corrections Report
June 29: Erin Kerrison moderates discussion about the Restorative Reentry Pilot Program, Guaranteed Income, and Reparations
Guaranteed income is a hot topic right now, but it can also be a controversial one. What does a successful GI program look like? What are best practices for providing cash asistance to reentry populations? How do we talk about GI and reparations? What can historical context add to this...Read more about June 29: Erin Kerrison moderates discussion about the Restorative Reentry Pilot Program, Guaranteed Income, and Reparations
OP-ed by Katarina Sayally (MSW '19): "It’s On All of Us: Close Youth Prisons, Build Youth Leaders"
"I am a Dream Beyond Bars fellow at Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice. As formerly incarcerated youth and leaders in our community, we are committed to ensuring that the state closes DJJ the right way. To me, this means that youth never belong in cages, period... Young people are...Read more about OP-ed by Katarina Sayally (MSW '19): "It’s On All of Us: Close Youth Prisons, Build Youth Leaders"
PhD Candidate Monica De La Cruz: "You Either Help People or You Don’t"
Op-ed by Nicole Balbuena (MSW '22): "Let’s Put Food on the Table – A Call to Reform the CalFresh System"
"With half of Latinx households facing food insecurity, and misunderstandings about food stamp eligibility rampant, what can we do?" MSW student...Read more about Op-ed by Nicole Balbuena (MSW '22): "Let’s Put Food on the Table – A Call to Reform the CalFresh System"
San Francisco Democrats elect Honey Mahogany (MSW '09) as first Black and first transgender local party chair
San Francisco Democrats elected city native Honey Mahogany as the first transgender and first Black chair of the local party. The first trans person in the U.S. to chair a local Democratic Party, Mahogany is now one of the party's highest-ranking transgender officials in the state and country....Read more about San Francisco Democrats elect Honey Mahogany (MSW '09) as first Black and first transgender local party chair
Foreign Service Institute honors Ambassador Ruth Davis (MSW '68)
"In honor of Ambassador (ret.) Ruth A. Davis’s 40-year distinguished career and commitment to diplomatic excellence, the Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute (FSI) is renaming its Director’s Conference Room as the Davis Conference Room [to honor] her legacy as a groundbreaking...Read more about Foreign Service Institute honors Ambassador Ruth Davis (MSW '68)
Berkeley Law graduate pays tribute to his mother in touching social media post
In 1995, Veronica Piper-Jefferson walked across the stage of her MSW graduation with her infant son Savelle in her arms. Twenty-five years later, Savelle paid tribute to his mom as he received his JD from Berkeley Law.Read more about Berkeley Law graduate pays tribute to his mother in touching social media post
Daniela Medina (MSW '21) meets with US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on importance of Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona held a virtual roundtable to showcase the importance of providing Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals by speaking with students and former students who took college courses in prison...
Daniela Medina said that having the opportunity to pursue an...Read more about Daniela Medina (MSW '21) meets with US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on importance of Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals
Passing the torch: Daniela Medina (MSW '21) continues legacy of her slain mentor
Daniela Medina still cherishes a 2019 graduation video that captures her walking across UC Berkeley’s Haviland Hall stage, receiving a bachelor’s degree in social welfare. The 26-second clip has taken on new meaning for Medina because of the person behind the camera: Sylvia Bracamonte —...Read more about Passing the torch: Daniela Medina (MSW '21) continues legacy of her slain mentor
Kurt Organista in the New York Times: Many Unvaccinated Latinos in the U.S. Want the Shot, New Survey Finds
"The report shows that many Latinos have a high motivation to get vaccinated," said Kurt Organista, a professor of social welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. "They live in multigenerational households and cramped quarters. They want to protect their families."Read more about Kurt Organista in the New York Times: Many Unvaccinated Latinos in the U.S. Want the Shot, New Survey Finds
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