Articles from January 2021
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State Rep. Ross Wilburn elected to lead Iowa Democratic Party as chairman
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Ross Wilburn will lead the Iowa Democratic Party as its next chairperson, steering Democrats through what is expected to be a challenging midterm election in 2022 and a battle to retain the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses.
UI Online MSW Program ranked in Top Ten Nationally
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
College Consensus has published its first-ever ranking of the 25 Best Online Master's in Social Work programs for 2021--and The University of Iowa School of Social Work is ranked in the Top Ten. College Consensus ranked the UI Online MSW Program #9 in the nation for 2021, based on cost, reputation, and student success rate.
The School-to-Prison Pipeline and Social Work
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Schools and juvenile court systems within the United States were not intended to work together, but they have now developed an unfortunate partnership that is commonly known as the school-to-prison-pipeline.