If there’s one perfect example that social workers can find love and partnership, it’s hard to find a better case than the Hoffmans. A “social work administrator and therapist,” respectively, Mart and Sue Hoffman (both MSSW ’72) celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on Feb. 3. They’ve been leaders in social… read more
Summer 2026
34 Portraits, 34 Stories: INTO LIGHT Puts Faces to Austin’s Overdose Crisis
The laughter of students tumbles down the stairs. The common room of Walter Webb Hall is always a hive of activity: Guadalupe humming outside, students cycling in and out, study groups spilling into school-wide events. But quietly tucked into the room, folded in among the conversations that color college student… read more
Practicum Spotlight: Where the City Meets the Community
Scott Mata (MSSW ’23) is soft-spoken but earnest. When you sit down to talk with him, you get the sense he truly hears and sees you. Mata had a long list of experience under his belt by the time he graduated — from Peace Corps and AmeriCorps to juvenile justice… read more