Author: Jessica Roberts Martin

Recent economic events have shaken the confidence of many Americans with respect to their ability to achieve the “American dream.” “With rising numbers of home foreclosures, job cuts, and loss of savings, more Americans are encountering severe periods of economic risk and insecurity in their lives,” says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert and professor of social work at Washington University in St. Louis.

To celebrate nearly 100 years of existence and a new era in social work education, the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis is publishing What We Believe: A History of the George Warren Brown School of Social Work: 1909- 2007. Author Candace O’Connor begins the book with a look at poverty in St. Louis and the early history of social work education locally, and concludes with an overview of more recent accomplishments and a glimpse at the Brown School’s future. Threaded throughout the book are milestones and evolutions in social work education as well as first-person accounts from alumni and current and former faculty.

The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute of Washington University School of Law announced a two-year project to study the international law regarding crimes against humanity and to draft a multilateral treaty condemning and prohibiting such crimes. Leila Sadat, J.D., the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law and director of the Harris Institute, recently convened the first meeting of the project’s steering committee.

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work will honor five distinguished individuals for outstanding school service during its annual Alumni Awards Dinner Wednesday, April 30, at the Coronado Ballroom. Three alumni will receive Distinguished Alumni Awards; one faculty member will receive the Distinguished Faculty Award; and one member of the community will receive the […]

Michael Spivey has been named the new assistant dean for career services, strategy and marketing at the School of Law, announced Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor. Spivey, associate director for admissions at Vanderbilt Law School, was named to the position at the University after a national search conducted […]

The George Warren Brown School of Social Work will honor five distinguished individuals for outstanding school service during its annual Alumni Awards Dinner April 30 at the Coronado Ballroom. The Distinguished Alumni Award recipients are Ruth R. Ehresman, Ronda S. Connaway, D.S.W., and Michael E. Willis. Curtis McMillen, Ph.D., professor of social work and associate director of the Center for Mental Health Services Research, will receive the Distinguished Faculty Award. The Dean’s Medal recipient is B. A. Bridgewater, Jr., retired chairman and chief executive officer at Brown Shoe Company.

Michael Spivey has been named the new assistant dean for career services, strategy, and marketing at the School of Law, announced Kent D. Syverud, J.D., dean and the Ethan A.H. Shepley University Professor.

Photo by Jerry Naunheim, Jr.Evan Krauss, first-year student at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work, talks to U.S. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., and Henry Givens Jr., Ph.D., president of Harris-Stowe State University, during the Dream Keepers’ Fair April 19.

Photo by Mary ButkusStudents at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work perform during the school’s International Festival April 13 in the Rettner Gallery of the Lab Sciences Building. In addition to a forum on international social work issues, the festival featured food, exhibits and entertainment from the homelands of the Brown School’s international students.

Civil rights attorney Bradley Blower, J.D., will be the keynote speaker for the School of Law’s colloquium on “America’s Fair Housing and Immigration Challenges” 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, April 17, in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. The annual event is free and open to the public. Blower, who has successfully represented scores […]