November 23, 2020
Pitt School of Social Work Weekly E-blast
Faculty member in local documentary
Associate Professor Sara Goodkind appears in Childhood Lost: The Adultification of African American Girls, a thirty-minute documentary, that seeks to raise public awareness around this important issue. Watch on WQED-TV.
New faculty position open
The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work invites applications for one tenure-stream position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. We seek a colleague with a Latinx focus in their scholarship. Find more information on the Pitt Talent Center website.
SEC Diversity Committee circulates petition
The Diversity Committee of the SEC has created a petition that will be sent to Chancellor Gallagher and the Board of Trustees with the follow demands related to inclusive restrooms on campus:
1) an increase in the number of single-occupancy/all-gender restrooms on University of Pittsburgh campuses, 
2) transparency from the university regarding installation of single-occupancy/all-gender restrooms in future construction, and 
3) updated policies system-wide with a commitment to providing single-occupancy/all-gender restrooms in renovations and new construction.
Upcoming Events
  • December 1, 2020: CRSP Speaker Series: Healing Racial Trauma: Racial Socialization as a Clinical Strategy for Black Youth. 12-1pm. Register here.

  • December 4, 2020: Continuing Education: I Can’t Keep Calm: Strategies for Regulating Intense Emotions. 3-5pm. Register here.

  • December 4, 2020: Issue Launch Party: Why non-human animals matter in social work. 4pm. Join on Zoom.

  • December 8, 2020: Continuing Education: Engaging Foster Care Youth. 1-4pm. Register here.

  • December 11, 2020: December Graduation Watch Party. 3pm. Zoom link will be provided.


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