James Huguley, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and colleagues from the Schools of Social Work, Education, Medicine, and The Pittsburgh Study at Children’s Hospital, have been awarded a $3 million dollar grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) for the Just Discipline Project. Read more.

On September 24th, assistant professor Nev Jones will be a keynote at 'Too mad to be true,' an international philosophy of psychiatry conference hosted by the University of Ghent in Belgium. Taking a critical look at the phenomenology of psychosis over the course of the 20th and early 21st centuries, Dr. Jones' talk will focus on ongoing disjunctures between traditional phenomenological psychiatry and work in political philosophy and social justice attentive to epistemic and institutional hierarchies in the production of knowledge about psychosis. Attend the conference here.

John Wallace stepped into the new role in July. Wallace became the CRSP’s senior fellow for research and community engagement in 2019 after working with the Center since 2004. Wallace said besides finding a permanent director, he’s also planning to honor the legacy of Larry Davis — the CRSP’s former director and founder — who passed away last year. Read more in The Pitt News.

The BASW Program now offers two new options, a Joint Degree, and an Honors Distinction, both in partnership with the University Honors College (UHC). These two options are in addition to the existing Bachelor of Philosophy (BPhil) option.  Read more.

Happy Homecoming, Pitt Social Work! We have a combination of virtual and outdoor events happening later this week. See more details below. Register today so you don’t miss out! Link to register.

PRESIDENT - Ellyana Gomez

VICE PRESIDENT - Eve Scharfenberg

SECRETARY - Avery Bazell

BUSINESS MANAGER - Macaiah Thaxton

SOCIAL CHAIR - January Sholly

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The Latinx Connect virtual conference (October 14-16) aims to move us beyond “celebrating” Latinxs during Hispanic Heritage Month and instead calls for critical conversations about identity, advocacy, activism, empowerment, and justice for the Latinx community, which faces numerous disparities in U.S. society, particularly at the intersections of Latinx identity (e.g. Afro-Latinxs, Indigenous Latinx, queer and Trans* Latinxs, undocumented Latinxs). Register now.

Pitt Policy Journal is looking for research papers up to 5,000 words, policy briefs up to 1,500 words, and short-form articles up to 1,000 words. These can be on any topic related to public policy and international affairs, from any discipline (including, e.g., public health, social work, and education). They also welcome submissions that have been written as coursework in the past, as long as they follow their structure and formatting requirements.

Learn more about the requirements and submit at this google form. Submissions accepted until December 17th, 2021.