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Illinois Rep. Lindsey LaPointe was named the recipient of the 2024 Pioneer Award, the most prestigious honor presented by the JACSW.
Did you miss Assistant Professor Sara Beeler presenting her research on building equitable and responsive systems of care for individuals who use drugs and alcohol at UIC’s SparkTalks? If so, don't worry. You can catch it here.
Identical twins Monique and Monika Grant have been inseparable since birth, and on May 3 they will process together into Credit Union 1 Arena to graduate from the Jane Addams College of Social Work.
Get the advanced knowledge and skills you need to work with marginalized individuals, families and communities
Learn strategies of prevention and intervention to achieve health equity for disadvantaged populations
Supporting the development of scholars of social and economic justice who will lead treatment theory and research
Online coursework and a one-year internship prepares practitioners with an MSW to become School Social Workers
Ranking US News consistently ranks Jane Addams in the top 10% of graduate social work programs, nationally.
Faculty Our faculty include researchers and scholars who are internationally recognized as leaders in their fields.
Diversity Our faculty and student body reflect the rich racial and ethnic diversity of the Chicago metropolitan area.
New faculty member Assistant Professor Shih-Ying Cheng focuses on gender-based and intimate partner violence, and recent immigrants. She has worked with survivors of gender-based violence and admires their strength and resourcefulness. “But, I also see how vulnerable they can be. I had a client who was almost killed by her husband, and when I visited her in the hospital, I told myself that I didn’t want to see that happen again,” she says. Dr. Cheng was drawn to Jane Addams by the work being done with and on behalf of marginalized populations. “That is exactly what I want to pursue in my life and my career,” she says. “I want to be useful, and I want my research to be meaningful and have impact in the real world.” Read more about Dr. Cheng »
Social work instructors and researchers have left an impression on Shelton Young. He wants to follow in their footsteps and do the same. Using the knowledge and experience he has gained in the Jane Addams College of Social Work’s doctoral program, Young envisions entering academia to teach social work and conduct field research upon graduation. Young was one of 25 doctoral students throughout the United States chosen as a Minority Fellow by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Read more about Shelton »
James H. Williams, MSW ’93, PhD ’03, never had the opportunity to meet social work icon Jane Addams, having been born seven years after her death. But if he had known her, he believed the two would have been fast friends. Learn more about how the lives of Williams and Addams have intersected. Read here.
