Orientation is complete—our new MSW students are officially here! Let’s get to work. #MSUSocialWork

PhD student Jax Kynn has been awarded a 2025 Dean’s Institutional Access Small Grant. Their project, “Exploring the Applicability of Institutional Betrayal Theory to the Experiences of LGBTQ+ Youth,” is advised by Dr. Heather McCauley. #MSUSocialWork | #MSUSocialScience

Yesterday, we welcomed our LARGEST upper level cohort in the history of our BASW program.  #MSUSocialWork | #MSUSocialScience

We inducted 14 new students into our Title IV-E Child Welfare Fellowship! #MSUSocialWork | #MSUSocialScience

ABSW Night of Service💚🤍 We packed nearly 200 bags filled with feminine hygiene products and voting materials, because service and civic engagement go hand in hand. Special thanks to Donna Mullins from the Lansing League of Women Voters for inspiring the evening #MSUSocialWork

Congratulations to Delanie Pope, our Chance at Childhood Staff Attorney! She was honored with the Distinguished Service Award by IUMaurerLaw for her outstanding commitment to community and service. law.indiana.edu/alumni/awards/…

Drs. Heather McCauley & Joanne Smith-Darden’s research helped inspire Ear Hustle’s new six-part series, The Loop, featuring Drama Club: a program using improv to help incarcerated youth break cycles through creativity, connection, and community. earhustlesq.com/theloop

Our BASW students connected with MSW alumni during Child Welfare Career Night to learn about impactful careers supporting Michigan’s youth and families. #MSUSocialWork

MSU Social Work researchers earned the NDACAN Outstanding Paper Award for their study linking paid family leave to lower rates of child maltreatment. Policy that supports parents protects children. 💚 🔗 msutoday.msu.edu/news/2024/04/n…

Many “near-poor” kids are shut out of help. MSU researcher Kyunghee Lee shows how today’s poverty line misses families whose kids still face lower math/reading scores, and why raising the threshold could narrow achievement gaps. socialwork.msu.edu/news/raising-p…