When advocacy meets opportunity, an advocate can go back to school. A mother of two and a current MSSW student at UT Social Work, Medeiros likes to joke that she is one of the “most experienced” peers in her cohort. The witticism is selfdeprecating in nature, but it comes with… read more
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LANDMARK LCSW PROGRAM CREATED THROUGH INNOVATIVE FOUNDATION GIFT
Susan and Anthony Wood Postgraduate Scholarships for LCSW Workforce Development address Texas’s critical shortage of licensed social workers. Twenty-seven UT Social Work graduates will become LCSWs thanks to the new Susan and Anthony Wood Postgraduate Scholarships for LCSW Workforce Development made possible by a significant gift from the WoodNext Foundation.… read more
XIAOYI ZENG, THE CONNECTOR
From clinic to community, third-year doctoral student Xiaoyi Zeng connects older adults, caregivers and neighbors. Doctoral student Xiaoyi Zeng still remembers the heartbreaking moments inside the exam rooms at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York — when older adults and their families first learned of a dementia diagnosis. As a… read more
