Offering undergraduate (BSW) and graduate programs (MSSW and PhD), along with comprehensive research in the field, we are "Educating for Change" at UT Austin.
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05/28/2026
First orientation of the summer is here! š¤
Today we welcomed 59 of our post-BSW students who are starting their MSSW degrees. They are part of one of the most competitive classes in the history of the program and will do great things in clinical social work, as well as administration and policy practice.
Welcome (back) to the Forty Acres, yāall!
05/22/2026
UT Social Work mourns the loss of Melanie Sage, Ph.D., LCSW, a member of our adjunct faculty and a consultant in artificial intelligence to our School, who unexpectedly passed away on Friday, May 15.
Melanie was a national leader in technology use for social workers, and authored numerous texts on digital tools and skills for the profession, such as āTeaching Social Work With Digital Technologyā and ā101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree: Career Pathways Across Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Practice.ā
This past spring, she taught "Digital Health and Health Technologies" at UT Social Work, a new course exploring the ethical use of digital health spaces.
Melanieās research, mentorship, and leadership impacted social work on a national scale. We mourn the loss of a pioneering social worker.
05/15/2026
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health continues its celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month and its theme, āMore Good Days Together.ā
As part of its celebration, the Foundation is reminding people about the choice we have in the words we use to describe ourselves, others, and the world around us.
As part of our commencement ceremony, we asked three of our students what their experience on campus was like.
Here's what BSW graduate Phoebe Cosgrove, MSSW graduate Neftaly Torres and Ph.D. graduate Madison Haiman had to say about their time at UT Social Work.
05/11/2026
Had a lot of fun on Saturday in DKR for the first time as alumni. š¤
We did it, yāall. So proud of our newest graduates. š„¹
POV: youāre ready to make the work social, and make the social work
05/09/2026
NGL, great day to graduate from UT Social Work š¤
Saw some š„ regalia with our faculty and needed to ask some follow-ups in the green room
Sorry weāre lateā¦ had to throw a fit at graduation š¤