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Longtime faculty members retire after decades of service to the School of Social Work

Shirley Porterfield, Uma Segal and Patricia Rosenthal contributed significantly to the school’s growth from a program in the College of Arts and Sciences to a freestanding academic unit.

Longtime faculty members retire after decades of service to the School of Social Work

Shirley Porterfield, Uma Segal and Patricia Rosenthal contributed significantly to the school’s growth from a program in the College of Arts and Sciences to a freestanding academic unit.

Longtime faculty members retire after decades of service to the School of Social Work

Jul 10, 2024

Shirley Porterfield, Uma Segal and Patricia Rosenthal contributed significantly to the school’s growth from a program in the College of Arts and Sciences to a freestanding academic unit.

Eye on UMSL: An international welcome

UMSL Global team members kicked off Global Triton Welcome, a weeklong orientation to help new international students get acclimated ahead of the spring semester.

Social Work professor a sought-after expert on matters of migration

Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government’s High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer.

Social Work professor a sought-after expert on matters of migration

Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government’s High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer.

Social Work professor a sought-after expert on matters of migration

Jul 25, 2018

Uma Segal consulted on refugee resettlement policy with the Portuguese government’s High Commission for Migration through the J. William Fulbright Specialist Program this summer.

2017 Trailblazers celebration focuses on leaders in labor and business

Six remarkable women were honored at this year’s event coinciding with National Women’s History Month.

2017 Trailblazers celebration focuses on leaders in labor and business

Six remarkable women were honored at this year’s event coinciding with National Women’s History Month.

2017 Trailblazers celebration focuses on leaders in labor and business

Mar 26, 2017

Six remarkable women were honored at this year’s event coinciding with National Women’s History Month.

Deep-down desire to help others: UMSL social work dean brings passion, experience to the job

Growing up in Marianna, Arkansas, Sharon Johnson’s experience in a low-income, Mississippi River Delta town spurred her career in social work.

Deep-down desire to help others: UMSL social work dean brings passion, experience to the job

Growing up in Marianna, Arkansas, Sharon Johnson’s experience in a low-income, Mississippi River Delta town spurred her career in social work.

Deep-down desire to help others: UMSL social work dean brings passion, experience to the job

Jan 24, 2017

Growing up in Marianna, Arkansas, Sharon Johnson’s experience in a low-income, Mississippi River Delta town spurred her career in social work.

Lois Pierce leads School of Social Work through new growth phase

Sep 1, 2015

As director of the school, she has added an MSW degree, cultivated a team of talented faculty members and cemented community partnerships.

UMSL, MU faculty awarded President’s Award for Intercampus Collaboration

Apr 23, 2015

College of Arts and Sciences Dean Ron Yasbin presented UMSL social work professors Sharon Johnson (left) and Lois Pierce with the award.

Social work professor, grad student examine drug court’s effectiveness

May 6, 2012

Drug and alcohol addictions wreck many lives each year, and the staggering numbers of families who are effected in Jefferson County, Mo., continues to grow.

Effective interventions critical in child abuse prevention

Apr 16, 2012

Although April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the School of Social Work at the University of Missouri–St. Louis, with its emphasis on child welfare, is involved with child abuse prevention all year. Graduates learn effective interventions with abusive parents and their children. This is critical if we are going to prevent further abuse.