What is social work?
3/31/25

Discover how your passion fits into the profession.

New undergraduate minor in social work
5/6/25

Understand how social systems impact individuals, communities and society — and gain skills relevant to any career path.

Social work student ambassadors
1/3/25

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Sperlich, WNY agency win NIH prize
3/18/25

A UB researcher and local nonprofit are helping to improve maternal health outcomes.

When disaster strikes
5/30/25

How School of Social Work alumni and faculty help families and communities rebuild.

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Our Podcast: inSocialWork

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“Our task is to resist authoritarianism and to cultivate liberatory alternatives to set agendas as social workers. We need to be agenda setters.”
6/17/25

Tonya Bibbs, PhD, associate professor, Erikson Institute

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Our Students and Alumni
“UB continues to enrich my life, and I am a proud alum!”
3/7/25

Ellen Grant, MSW ’74

“I’ve loved being a part of this community since I moved here. Buffalo feels like home.”
2/17/23

Mel LeMay, MSW ’20

“I am passionate about creating a future for LGBTQ+ youth where they can feel safe and affirmed.”
12/14/22

Jack Kavanaugh, MSW ’15

“I have to work full time, so the part-time MSW option really offered me the chance to gain new skills.”
11/26/24

Samantha Bowes, MSW ’23

“My UB professors still mentor me. If I seek advice, they always connect me to resources.”
10/25/24

Faustina Palmatier, MSW ’19

“Social work, for me, is about loving people so deeply and fiercely that their success is our collective success.”
1/19/24

Yvonne DuBois, MSW ’09

“The DSW is practice-focused.” 
9/10/20

Michelle Fortunado-Kewin, DSW ’22

“The knowledge I’ve gained and the experiences I’ve had in the MSW program have changed me completely.”
1/30/23

Adam Fryer, MSW ’23 (Online cohort)

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Points of Pride

In the UB School of Social Work, we live our values as we prepare future social workers to make a difference in their local and global communities. Our MSW program has been accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) since 1934.

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