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Master of Social Work Degree Maximizes Social Justice

Friday, January 14, 2022
The University of Iowa School of Social Work is now in the final stages of a complete curriculum redesign for the school’s Master of Social Work (MSW) degree.

Unifying Communities to Fight Bigotry

Friday, January 14, 2022
Social Work Instructional Track Lecturer Motier Haskins partners with a local Rabbi to teach students about Anti-Semitism.

Bern-Klug Inducted to AASWSW Fellows

Tuesday, November 23, 2021
University of Iowa School of Social Work Professor and Director Mercedes Bern-Klug, PhD, has been announced as a 2022 Fellow in the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW).

What is the biggest mistake that people make when donating to charity?

What is the biggest mistake that people make when donating to charity? Clinical Assistant Professor and Field Education Director Sarah Witry, MSW, LMSW, weighs in as an expert on the topic of values-driven philanthropy.

Self-Care A-Z: Sound Self-Care Advice—Listen

Monday, November 15, 2021
Do you appreciate "boops, pops, and swooshes"? Assoc. Prof. Stephen Cummings talks about the importance of sound and listening in self-care, in the latest issue of The New Social Worker Magazine.
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Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop in Iowa City drops coffee, keeps mission

After 46 years of coffee service from men and women with disabilities — starting with Bill Sackter in 1975 — the University of Iowa’s “Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop” has brewed its final cup.

Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop in Iowa City making way for workshop

A coffee shop created nearly five decades ago to provide work for an Iowa City man with disabilities is changing with the times.

Wild Bill's Coffee Shop is now just Wild Bill's

Wednesday, August 4, 2021
For 46 years, Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop provided employment for persons with disabilities, while also offering the opportunity for UI students to gain experience and understanding working with persons with disabilities. “More than just coffee,” Wild Bill’s has always functioned as a learning lab for the University of Iowa School of Social Work.

Gilster selected as Obermann Center Fellow-in-Residence

Friday, July 9, 2021
Dr. Gilster's research addresses how community and neighborhood conditions matter for the well-being of residents.