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social work

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social service
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Cal State L.A. will receive $48 million to add more students to its master of social work programs and provide more than 1,000 scholarships and grants for prospective students.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The film introduces various members of Mason’s investigative squad, including Clark Williams, a stay-at-home dad with a background in social work who also hailed from Wisconsin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026

She then did a social work degree and this summer completed a  scholarship programme for clinical medicine at the University of Oxford.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Zoey’s mother, BJ Newton, an associate professor of social work and social policy, described the ban as devastating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

To reestablish his links to the black community after graduation, he accepted a scholarship from the Urban League to pursue a master’s degree in social work at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson