School of Social Service Administration

George Floyd Protests

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

An empty school hallway

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

Educators in a classroom

Test scores don’t stack up to GPAs in predicting college success

Sophonisba Breckinridge and Edith Abbott

How alum Sophonisba Breckinridge’s ‘passionate persistence’ shaped social work, feminism

Kids reading

University of Chicago helps elementary students build home libraries

Paper cutout person

How an online test might help identify mental illnesses

Chicago skyline dawn

How policies can create a more equitable city

Early childhood program

UChicago’s Urban Education Institute joins the School of Social Service Administration

Chicago residents registering

UChicago scholars study how municipal IDs can reach marginalized communities

Ironheart

Who says there are no black superheroes? What inspired writer of hit Marvel comic