College News

July 7, 2025
Over the past year, the Kentucky Kinship Resource Center has expanded its mission to support all forms of kinship caregiving across Kentucky.
June 27, 2025
From the classroom to Congress—social work faculty are pushing students to engage in real-world policy change As judicial power shifts, faculty urge future social workers and criminal justice professionals to help shape the rules that shape lives—and give them the tools to do so. 
June 24, 2025
For CoSW student Ben Ison, this trip abroad was a life-changing experience and an opportunity he couldn’t pass up.
June 13, 2025
When Dr. Diane Loeffler walked into the 2025 Rural Investment Summit, she brought something few others could: a social worker’s lens on rebuilding rural America—and a vision for training the next generation to do the same.
June 12, 2025
The College of Social Work’s doctoral social work program will debut a new concentration for the 2025-26 school year.
June 3, 2025
The UK College of Social Work launches a fully online Graduate Certificate in Rural Health and Well-Being to prepare professionals to support rural communities through expanded access and service delivery.
May 23, 2025
As part of National Foster Care Month, UK’s Foster Parent Training Program equips caregivers with harm reduction strategies to better support youth impacted by substance use.
May 23, 2025
Research led by Dr. Tarkington J. Newman and Levone Lee explores how sports-based programs support youth development in real-world settings.

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Turning classroom knowledge into real policy impact

From the classroom to Congress—social work faculty are pushing students to engage in real-world policy change As judicial power shifts, faculty urge future social workers and criminal justice professionals to help shape the rules that shape lives—and give them the tools to do so. 

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