Tag: Master’s of Social Work


Spring Commencement 2020: Rebekah Koen, MSW

McNair Fellow who Suffered Homelessness as Child to Begin Work with Homeless Vets By David Miller April 29, 2020 Eviction notices. Homeless shelters. Conditional living arrangements. For a brief period during sixth grade and during two years of high school, Rebekah Koen and her family navigated the challenges of homelessness in Central Alabama. Housing services…


Spring Commencement 2020: Devon Kelly, MSW

Chicagoan Aims to Replicate Mentor’s Impact in Childhood Community By David Miller April 28, 2020 Devon Kelly carries his neighborhood wherever he goes. A Chicago native and son to a single mother, Kelly watched many of his childhood friends wind up in prison or perish to violence. As a youth, he too was “caught up”…


Spring Commencement 2020: William “Bill” Gallant, MSW

Longtime Army Infantryman Readies for Second Career in Social Work By David Miller April 28, 2020 As Army Master Sergeant William “Bill” Gallant was nearing completion of his undergraduate degree in criminal justice, the Army required he take an academic aptitude test to determine his best fit for graduate school. The results weren’t what he…


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