Social belonging interventions may be important complement to college preparation, other activities. Nearly 30 percent of U.S. college students drop out in their first year, on average. One segment of a campus population shown to experience a particularly difficult time fitting in: underrepresented minority students. Now, a new intervention program being implemented through the Brown […]
Two experienced Carolina administrators have been appointed to fill key vacancies in the Chancellor’s Office. Amy Locklear Hertel, who has served as director of the American Indian Center since 2012 and as co-chair of the Chancellor’s Task Force on UNC-Chapel Hill History, began serving as the chancellor’s chief of staff on Nov. 6. She replaces […]
Throughout the month of November, when Native American Heritage Month draws particular attention to the experiences and history of Native nations and people across the United States, the Brown School will host a number of events to celebrate this rich heritage and to explore solutions to challenges within Native communities. Learn more about events happening […]
President Donald Trump’s Oct. 26 announcement that the opioid epidemic is a “public health emergency” rather than a “national emergency” goes against the understanding of most authorities, said an expert on substance use disorder treatment at Washington University in St. Louis. “Recall that the commission President Trump formed, led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, […]
The Center for Social Development (CSD) congratulates Shanondora Billiot, PhD, and Jessica Black, PhD, on their new faculty positions at the University of Illinois School of Social Work and the University of Alaska Fairbanks, respectively. Both recently earned their doctoral degrees from the George Warren Brown School of Social Work. They were recipients of a […]
President Donald Trump declaring the opioid epidemic a national emergency is an important statement and first step toward admitting a problem, said an expert on opioid addiction at Washington University in St. Louis, while warning that without science-informed solutions and plans of action, the epidemic will worsen. The nation has seen three drug epidemics, said David […]
The Brown School of Social Work tends to evoke the castle-like buildings of Washington University’s Danforth Campus. However, the Brown School, which claims in its mission statement to “collaborate with organizations to use evidence to improve access to and quality of social services and to address social and economic justice,” holds to its mission of […]
On May 3, students at Lindbergh High School learned about the cultures of their classmates, who hail from more than 40 countries around the world, during the school’s first Cultural Celebration. Senior Zahrah Al-Ater helped organize the event for the school. View Photos
25 years later, one Native guardsmen at the epicenter of the LA Riots recalls how a tribal sense of community helped settle the unrest. April 29, 2017 marked the 25th anniversary of the LA Riots of 1992. Spurred by the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers charged with the beating of African American taxi […]
Opioids, including heroin and prescription drugs, killed 33,000-plus people in 2015, more than any year on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. President Trump’s proposed budget aims to bring a $500 million increase in funding for prevention and treatment, but that amount isn’t enough to address the crisis, says an expert […]
One of President Donald Trump’s executive orders will advance the way for the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline project in North Dakota to move forward. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, tribes across the nation and their supporters have protested, arguing that the project will damage sacred burial sites and may contaminate the tribe’s main source for […]