Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Children in Ghana learning about water quality from wells and streams.

$25 million gift to UChicago will support work on global health and social development

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In new book, scholar offers intimate portrait of mass incarceration’s toll on society

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COVID-19 has exposed health disparities. How do we address them before the next pandemic?

Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Landmark gift to UChicago is nation’s largest ever for the study of social work, policy, and practice

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UChicago study offers insight into how Latino families navigate childcare

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How UChicago helped transform social work education

Defund The Police Chicago

Why racial justice requires more than defunding the police

Systemic changes must go beyond just policing. Human and social services need reform, too.


George Floyd Protests

‘Conditions were ripe for a moment like this’: How current protests expose deeper racial inequalities

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How coronavirus could impact futures of students entering high school, college