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School of Social Welfare

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  • U.S. News: Master of social work program 11th among public university programs

    The School of Social Welfare’s master of social work program is tied for 18th among public and private university programs combined, according to U.S. News and World Report.

    The program is tied for 11th among public university programs, U.S. News said.

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  • KU doctoral student one of two in nation to receive Hartford dissertation award

    Skye Leedahl, doctoral student in social welfare from Minot, N.D., is one of two students in the nation to receive the John A. Hartford Dissertation Fellows Award for her research of the social world of older adults in nursing homes. 

    The two-year award, administered by the Gerontological Society of America, provides up to $50,000 for Leedahl’s research, which is focused on 30 nursing facilities in a 15-county region of northeast Kansas. Leedahl’s goal is to use her findings to help improve the quality of life for seniors in nursing homes.

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  • U.S. News: 28 KU programs rank in top 30; special education, city management are No. 1

    Twenty-eight KU programs rank in the top 30 spots among public universities nationwide, and KU's special education program continues to rank first among special education programs, according to U.S. News and World Report.

    The 28 programs and their rankings are

    1. City Management and Urban Policy (Master)
    1. Special Education (Master/Doctorate)
    2. Community Health (Master/Doctorate)
    2. Occupational Therapy (Master/Doctorate)
    3. Paleontology (Doctorate)
    3. Public Management Administration (Master)
    4. Public Affairs (Master)
    4. Speech-Language-Pathology (Master)
    7. Audiology (Doctorate)
    9. Nursing-Midwifery (Master)
    9. Petroleum Engineering (Master/Doctorate)
    9. Public Finance & Budgeting (Master)
    10. School of Education (Master/Doctorate)
    11. Social Work (Master)
    12. Music (Master)
    12. Physical Therapy (Master/Doctorate)
    13. Clinical Child Psychology (Doctorate)
    18. Clinical Psychology (Doctorate)
    18. Pharmacy (PharmD)
    21. Psychology (Doctorate)
    22. Healthcare Management (Master)
    23. Drama/Theatre (Master)
    24. History (Doctorate)
    25. Nursing-Anesthesia (Master)
    26. Fine Arts (Master)
    28. Nursing (Master)
    30. Biological Sciences (Doctorate)
    30. Political Science (Doctorate)

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