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University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice The UChicago Crown Family School is dedicated to working toward a more just and humane society.

Your next career step starts with exploration. Tomorrow, October 16, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and...
10/15/2026

Your next career step starts with exploration. Tomorrow, October 16, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Career and Leadership Development presents “Career Exploration: How and Where Do I Start?”

Thinking about your professional future and unsure where to begin? Make time for this opportunity to focus on what’s next.

Learn more: https://ow.ly/zj0F50ZYh5l

Don't miss this timely conversation focused on solitary confinement and the mental well-being of incarcerated people.Joi...
10/13/2026

Don't miss this timely conversation focused on solitary confinement and the mental well-being of incarcerated people.

Join Crown Family School Associate Professor Gina Fedock, PhD, in conversation with Stanley Howard, a survivor of Chicago police torture, for “Stop Solitary: Protecting the Mental Well-Being of Incarcerated People.”

Register Today: https://ow.ly/nyrh50ZXpVT

Join our Career and Leadership Development team for the Washington Week 2027 Information Session. Learn about this annua...
10/12/2026

Join our Career and Leadership Development team for the Washington Week 2027 Information Session. Learn about this annual Spring Break experience connecting Crown Family School students with alumni in Washington, D.C., through agency visits and career exploration, and find out how to apply.

Crown Family School Students Register today: https://ow.ly/5Nk750ZWV07

The Beyond Borders poster exhibition offered a closer look at student work in global health and social development. Seve...
10/09/2026

The Beyond Borders poster exhibition offered a closer look at student work in global health and social development. Several students shared posters drawn from their research and internships abroad.




At Beyond Borders tonight, some University of Chicago students sat down for a fireside chat on the stories behind their ...
10/09/2026

At Beyond Borders tonight, some University of Chicago students sat down for a fireside chat on the stories behind their time abroad, while others gave presentations on their research findings. Crown Family School students spoke about how immersive research and hands-on internships are helping to shape their approach to learning about global health and social development in the context of social work.




Crown Family School students will take the stage tonight at the Beyond Borders student symposium to share their experien...
10/08/2026

Crown Family School students will take the stage tonight at the Beyond Borders student symposium to share their experiences abroad and how the internships sharpened their critical thinking and research skills. It will be great to see our students share their work abroad with the UChicago community.

That's a wrap on tonight's Cafferty Lecture, but the conversation continues at the reception. Grateful to everyone who c...
10/08/2026

That's a wrap on tonight's Cafferty Lecture, but the conversation continues at the reception. Grateful to everyone who came out to discuss protecting the social safety net and building durable power through policy design. Supported by the Pastora San Juan Cafferty Lecture.




A full house for tonight's Cafferty Lecture "Safeguarding a Safety Net in Crisis." Experts, practitioners, and advocates...
10/08/2026

A full house for tonight's Cafferty Lecture "Safeguarding a Safety Net in Crisis." Experts, practitioners, and advocates come together to discuss how social policy can be redesigned to strengthen the capacity to deliver benefits. And how social programs can empower, rather than burden, the people they serve.




Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Associate Professor Carolyn Barnes, PhD, welcomes guests and in...
10/07/2026

Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice Associate Professor Carolyn Barnes, PhD, welcomes guests and introduces tonight’s panel: Alexander Hertel-Fernandez of Columbia University, Jamila Michener of Cornell University, Chirag Mehta of Community Change, and moderator Danielle Perry of the Greater Chicago Food Depository.




Doors are open at Edith Abbott Hall. In a few minutes, tonight's Cafferty Lecture panel will take up a pressing question...
10/07/2026

Doors are open at Edith Abbott Hall. In a few minutes, tonight's Cafferty Lecture panel will take up a pressing question: how can social programs politically empower, rather than burden, the people they serve? The program begins at 5:30 p.m.




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