For large numbers of families in Mexico and Central America, immigrant remittances from the United States are the sole source of household income and are used to cover basic needs. Providing for their families back home gives satisfaction and relief to immigrants, sometimes at the cost of their own wellbeing.… read more
Issues
Restorative Discipline at Texas schools
Professor Marilyn Armour is working with the Texas Education Agency to offer training in Restorative Discipline to school and administrators across the state. Restorative Discipline is a prevention-oriented approach that has proven to be effective in reducing student suspensions. Learn more at the Institute for Restorative Justice and Restorative Dialogue.
Replacing tradition with science when responding to campus sexual assault
The Blueprint for Campus Police guides the 600 police officers that patrol The University of Texas’s 14 campuses on how to engage with victims of sexual assault and improve the handling of sexual assault cases. The blueprint, created by the School of Social Work’s Institute on Domestic Violence & Sexual… read more
