Grandfather’s need for aging-in-place resources inspires award-winning research from doc student Sunny Kim
The origin of VCU social work Ph.D. candidate Seon “Sunny” Kim’s dissertation dates to the Korean War, deeply personal work that is receiving national recognition. The Korean American Social Work Educators Association in the fall honored Kim’s dissertation work with its Outstanding Dissertation Proposal Award for contributions to aging research, policy and practice. “As a […]
Hero of the Game: Athletics honors Frank Baskind
Frank Baskind, Ph.D., dean emeritus and professor in the VCU School of Social Work, was honored in December by VCU Athletics as a Hero of the Game. Dr. Baskind, who has been at VCU since 1992 and served as dean of the school from 1992-2008, was recognized Dec. 30, 2023, when VCU hosted Gardner-Webb in […]
Social work alumni make Style Weekly’s Top 40 Under 40 (again)
Three VCU School of Social Work alumni are featured in Style Weekly’s Top 40 Under 40 Class of 2023, continuing a long tradition of graduates being recognized for their work and impact in the Richmond community. With the addition of three new members, VCU SSW now has 24 alumni who have been included since the […]
VCU honors Kim Young (M.S.W.’13) as a top 10 graduate of past decade
By VCU Office of Alumni Relations Kim Young has been named by her alma mater, Virginia Commonwealth University, one of the university’s top 10 graduates of the past decade. VCU Alumni’s 10 Under 10 awards celebrate alumni who earned their first VCU degree within the past 10 years and who have enjoyed remarkable professional success, […]
The power of love: Endowed scholarship honors Mary Cartledge (M.S.W.’78/SW), son
Chuck Cartledge and Mary Hugh Dotson Cartledge (M.S.W.’78) fell for each other in a big way, and fast. The life they built together came at them quickly, and their love – endearing and enduring – lasted through 45 years of marriage. Chuck writes in a remembrance of his late wife, who passed away in March […]
Statement on Jacksonville shootings
Dear, SSW Community, It is with profound sadness, and anger, that I write to you today about the tragic events that occurred over the weekend in Jacksonville, Florida, where a white man shot and killed three Black people. The motive was racist and evil. Plain and simple. On behalf of the School of Social Work […]
Passing of Lila Garlick, 47-year VCU & SSW employee
SSW community, We are sad to report the passing July 11 of Lila Garlick, who served Virginia Commonwealth University and the School of Social Work specifically for 47 years. Lila retired in 2018 and is the only two-time recipient of VCU’s Dorris Douglas Budd Award for outstanding service by full-time administrative support staff (1986, 1994). […]
Statement on Supreme Court ruling
Dear SSW community, Many of you may be aware of recent Supreme Court ruling, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, has upheld a position that erode the rights of same-sex couples. The leadership of the SSW at VCU affirms the school’s commitment to honor and advocate for all human rights and joins the National Association of […]
Adrienne Baldwin-White’s mobile app provides valuable tool for trauma-informed care
A new mobile app designed and released by VCU School of Social Work assistant professor Adrienne Baldwin-White, Ph.D., has its roots in an awkward exchange she had during an appointment with her OB-GYN in 2018. The doctor failed to follow new requirements to ask her about whether she felt safe from domestic violence in her […]
3 with social work ties receive Burnside Watstein LGBTQIA Awards
Four members of the VCU and Richmond community were honored March 31 with the annual Burnside Watstein LGBTQIA Awards – three with connections to the School of Social Work, continuing a tradition of recipients from the school. Awardees are Julian Kevon Glover, Ph.D., of the VCU Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies; Melissa-Irene Jackson; Beck […]