“Crossing Network Lines” conference
The Center for Social Development (CSD) in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work will host “Crossing Network Lines: Facilitating Partnerships and Building Coalitions Across Aging and Disability Service Networks to Improve Service Delivery,” a scientific meeting of national and local scholars, practice professionals, public officials and policy makers Oct. 7 at the Chase […]
GWB’s Lawlor named to Gordon professorship
He’s “a distinguished academic leader and contributor to the advance of social work education and scholarship,” Chancellor Wrighton says.
High rates of food insecurity, food stamp use show Americans’ economic vulnerability, says social welfare expert
Many Americans are faced with the fear of going hungry.Most Americans don’t think they’ll ever be faced with the question of how they will get their next meal, but a recent study co-authored by a social welfare expert at Washington University in St. Louis shows that at least 42 percent of the U.S. population will deal with food insecurity during their lifetime. “Food insecurity goes beyond the fear of going hungry,” explains Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at the university’s George Warren Brown School of Social Work. “Food insecurity means that people are unable to provide themselves and their families nutritionally adequate food on a regular basis.
‘Work, Families and Public Policy’ series starts Sept. 20
The seminars comprise one-hour presentations on the research interests of faculty from local and national universities.
James Herbert Williams named special assistant to chancellor
In a new position, Williams — also the E. Desmond Lee Professor of Racial and Ethnic Diversity — will focus on urban and community initiatives.
Rankings of WUSTL by News Media
A page entitled, “Rankings of WUSTL by News Media.”
Eliminating American poverty tied to homeland security, says poverty expert
Although the focus of homeland security has been on reducing the threat of terrorism, the growing threat of poverty is rapidly undermining the nation’s economic vitality and has fueled rising disillusionment, says one of the nation’s leading scholars of poverty issues. “We need to wake up in America and realize that our homeland security is tied as much if not more to the fact that huge numbers of Americans are being left behind economically, and that as a result, the American Dream is quickly turning into an American nightmare,” says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Projection at St. Louis Public Library April 16-18
Krzysztof Wodiczko’s The St. Louis Projection, a poignant and provocative community art project about the shattering effects of violence and the healing power of public discourse, will be broadcast onto the St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive St., from 9 to 11 p.m., April 16, 17 and 18.
Ethics center examines critical issues
The new center aims to support the study, research and teaching of ethics in areas ranging from medicine to business to architecture.
American Indian Awareness Week April 5-10
A powwow, traditional cuisine and crafts are among the highlights; the theme is “Bringing Nations Together Through Education, Community and Culture.”
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