December 5, 2025
New findings from Dr. Yeon Jin Choi add to her growing research showing how supportive neighborhoods help people with dementia remain at home longer.
Emily Houp
November 20, 2025
Ally Meisner, an MSW student in our online program, turned years of unanswered chronic pain into a powerful media platform for advocacy, education and storytelling.
November 11, 2025
Three University of Kentucky College of Social Work Criminal Justice faculty will be presenting during the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting this week in Washington D.C. whose research spans digital harm, state-corporate crime, carceral culture, gender-based violence and youth justice.
November 10, 2025
Education has always been central to Bill Beaven’s mission of helping others. The first in his family to graduate from college, he created three scholarships at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work—the Beaven-Eidetik Doctoral Scholarship, the Beaven-Eidetik Graduate Scholarship, and the June Ashby Scholarship. These funds continue Beaven’s lifelong work of opening doors for others.
November 4, 2025
SWAA Alumni-Student Mentoring Program Relaunches for Spring 2026.
October 31, 2025
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work earned national recognition at the 2025 CSWE Annual Conference for its leadership in research, service, and innovation—highlighting its mission to advance the human condition, always in all ways.
October 30, 2025
October 24, 2025
Designed in partnership with the Kentucky Center on Addiction Studies, the training program prepares students to meet urgent state workforce needs in substance use treatment.
October 17, 2025
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UK social work researcher finds neighborhood amenities help people with dementia age in place
New findings from Dr. Yeon Jin Choi add to her growing research showing how supportive neighborhoods help people with dementia remain at home longer.
December 5, 2025
Social Work PhD student Foysol Ahmed receives national pre-dissertation fellowship from AGESW
LEXINGTON, Ky. — A student in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) PhD program, Foysol Ahmed, has been selected as a pre-dissertation fellow by the Association for
December 2, 2025
Fighting to Be Seen
Ally Meisner, an MSW student in our online program, turned years of unanswered chronic pain into a powerful media platform for advocacy, education and storytelling.
November 20, 2025
Criminal Justice faculty to present at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology
Three University of Kentucky College of Social Work Criminal Justice faculty will be presenting during the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting this week in Washington D.C. whose research spans digital harm, state-corporate crime, carceral culture, gender-based violence and youth justice.
November 11, 2025
Finding a home: Bill Beaven leaves quiet legacy for communities across the southeast
Education has always been central to Bill Beaven’s mission of helping others. The first in his family to graduate from college, he created three scholarships at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work—the Beaven-Eidetik Doctoral Scholarship, the Beaven-Eidetik Graduate Scholarship, and the June Ashby Scholarship. These funds continue Beaven’s lifelong work of opening doors for others.
November 10, 2025
College of Social Work Alumni are making a difference in students’ lives, and you can too
SWAA Alumni-Student Mentoring Program Relaunches for Spring 2026.
November 4, 2025
Celebrate First-Generation Students with the UK College of Social Work
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW) is proud to celebrate National First-Generation College Student Week, taking place November 3 – 7, by recognizing the
October 31, 2025
College of Social Work recognized for excellence and innovation at CSWE
The University of Kentucky College of Social Work earned national recognition at the 2025 CSWE Annual Conference for its leadership in research, service, and innovation—highlighting its mission to advance the human condition, always in all ways.
October 31, 2025
Social Work Doctoral Student Receives National Fellowship
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Deona McLeod Frierson, LCSW, a Doctor of Social Work (DSW) student at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), has been selected for the Doctoral
October 30, 2025
Social Work launches substance use training program, strengthening behavioral health workforce for Kentuckians
Designed in partnership with the Kentucky Center on Addiction Studies, the training program prepares students to meet urgent state workforce needs in substance use treatment.
October 24, 2025
UK Social Work doctoral student receives prestigious fellowship at national conference
Every year, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) opens applications for emerging social work scholars dedicated to reducing health disparities among populations with historically limited access to mental and
October 21, 2025
Social Work professor selected for National Mentoring Institute
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Dr. Madri Hall-Faul, assistant professor in the University of Kentucky College of Social Work (CoSW), has been accepted into the 2026 National Research Center on Poverty and
October 17, 2025