Ethnic identity develops during early childhood and is associated with better adaptive behavior, according to new research by professor Esther Calzada focusing on Latino children. Calzada interviewed more than 600 Mexican American and Dominican American young children (4 to 5-year-old) socially and economically disadvantaged, their parents, and their teachers. She… read more
Issues
We are in the top ten!
U.S. World & News Report’s latest edition ranks the UT Austin graduate social work program #7 in the nation. U.S. News & World Report’s graduate rankings, separate from the magazine’s yearly ranking of undergraduate programs, are among the most prestigious ratings in higher education. They are based on surveys of… read more
March madness
Every other March, clinical professor Barbara Anderson gets fired up as she coordinates Student Day at the Legislature. On that day, social work students from all over Texas come to Austin, learn how the legislative process works and how to advocate for issues they care about. Then they rally on… read more
