Inspiring faculty, high-impact field placements, collaborative projects — at our top-ranked School of Social Work, you have all the resources for success as you prepare for a professional career in social work practice, research or education.
Founded in 1920, the School of Social Work is consistently ranked as one of the best in the nation. Through innovative research that improves practice and enhances education, we search for solutions to challenges that include poverty, mental health, violence and substance abuse. We prepare social workers to make a difference.
When the NBA restarted its 2019-2020 season with playoffs in a “bubble," UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health alumni and a current graduate student helped the league protect its players and close out its season successfully with zero cases of COVID-19.
"As Americans, regardless of political viewpoints, we share a steadfast responsibility to defend and promote that democracy, to uphold the values of truth, freedom, equality, and the inherent dignity of every person."
Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz greets the Tar Heel community on the first day of the 2021 spring semester and says there are many reasons to be excited and optimistic for the months to come.