College of Social Work at South Carolina

Alexis Scurry, LMSW the Interim Associate Director of Field Education and Stephanie Hunter, the Undergraduate Program Director, presented "Beyond Bias: Building Inclusive Supervision Across Identities" during the NASW-SC Symposium Series.

Mark your calendars for our third annual College of Social Work Community Picnic! More details coming soon.

COSW Professor, Margaret G. Janse van Rensburg, celebrated her convocated from Carleton university!

Check out the research article that Professors Margaret G. Janse van Rensburg and Robert Hock, along with Doctoral students: Abigail K. Reza Jameson and Emmanuella Asabea Twum, created in the Research in Neurodiversity Journal! View here:

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First-Generation Center at USC is looking for mentors for Fall 2026. With one of the largest percentages of First-Generation students on campus, many of them could use your help! If you're interested, visit:

Mentoring helps you navigate college with confidence, not guesswork. - Graduation and Retention Network | University of South Carolina mentoring program for First-Gen students.

With profound sadness, the USC College of Social Work
shares the passing of our MSW student, Liddy Grantland. Liddy touched so many lives and made such a difference. She will be deeply missed. Our condolences are with her family and loved ones, the community and our students and faculty.

Elizabeth DuBard Grantland Obituary (2026) - Columbia, SC - Shives Funeral Home - Trenholm Road Chapel View Elizabeth DuBard Grantland's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

Our students continue to serve and make a difference in their communities!

We had a great time meeting and connecting with all the students at our Admitted Student Day!

Social Work alumna, Keke Cowart-Drayton found her purpose in helping first responders. Read the full story here:

A light in times of crisis First responders train for what happens in moments of crisis. Others train for what happens after, when first responders need help grappling with what they have seen. That includes LaQuita “Keke” Cowart-Drayton, a 2013 USC College of Social Work alumna.

Lead by the College of Social Work's Professor, Melania Popa-Mabe and Academic Advisor Anna May, a new Maymester course, "Dracula’s Myth: Representations of the East in the Western Imaginary," is being launched! read the full story here: https://www.sc.edu/uofsc/posts/2026/05/maymester-trip-romania.php?utm_campaign=uscnews&utm_medium=email&utm_source=usctoday