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Get the latest information from the School of Social Work blog, social media accounts and weekly announcements for current students; and VCU News and VCU TelegRAM.


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Graduate has helped others by ‘modeling the person I wanted to become'

James Orr, an August master’s graduate and the speaker representing the M.S.W. Program at December Commencement, used a nine-month jail sentence to turn around his life and overcome a drug addiction. He began studying psychology and taking better care of his health. 

His focus at VCU was in clinical settings. Following graduation, he is working with a nonprofit, where, he says, he will be “trying to serve the community – and seeing as many people as I can.” » Learn more


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Latest student announcements

Announcement will be posted within 48 hours of submission. The most recent announcements and final notices will be aggregated for the SSWeekly email newsletter (formerly Resource Wire) each Tuesday. The post date is in parentheses. 

Note that email distribution will be Wednesday, Jan. 22, because of the MLK Holiday.

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