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Looking Back, Moving Forward: Legacy and Expansion at the College of Social Work
Legendary Beginnings: Frances Jewell McVey In 1938, as the nation emerged from the Great Depression, the University of Kentucky (UK) Board of Trustees established its first Department of Social Work,