Sacramento State, College of Health & Human Services

❤️💛💚 Today, we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day. June 19, 1865 was the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas received word of the Emancipation Proclamation and their freedom. While it is a day to celebrate, it should also be noted that this occurred more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. It is a day to celebrate, reflect, and acknowledge the work that must still be done to create equity for marginalized people, especially the Black community, in the United States. Check our LInkTree for local Black owned businesses you may want to patronize, and the Sacramento Juneteenth Festival that takes place tonight and tomorrow!

💚💛 Dr. Katie Savin (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work) published an article with Dr. Callie Freitag (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Dr. Matthew Borus (Binghampton University) on recent struggles faced when attempting to access Social Services in the United States. Published in Fortune, and covered by the New York Post, it is definitely worth a read! All three can be found in our LinkTree. Congratulations, Dr. Savin!

💚💛 Dr. Katie Savin (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work) published an article with Dr. Callie Freitag (University of Wisconsin-Madison) and Dr. Matthew Borus (Binghampton University) on recent struggles faced when attempting to access Social Services in the United States. Published in Fortune, and covered by the New York Post, it is definitely worth a read! Links to all three are in our LinkTree. Congratulations, Dr. Savin!

💚💛🐝 College of Health and Human Services Interim Dean Robert Pieretti and Associate Dean Ben Fell represented Health Hive at a Dignity Health reception for Community Health Improvement Grantees. A $100,000 award was presented to Health Hive by the CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grants program to support this student and faculty mobile healthcare initiative in the greater Sacramento community. Way to go, Health Hive!

💚💛 Congratulations to the School of Nursing, recently chosen as the recipient of the Sacramento State College of Education’s 2026 Higher Education Partner Award. Stronger Together: Celebrating Scholars, Donors, and Community Partners is an awards ceremony that recognizes and celebrates the importance and value of collaboration to support Sacramento State students, as well as diverse educators in our greater community.

💚💛🎓 We are still not over Spring 2026 Commencement - Congrats to all of our graduates! Check our LinkTree for the full photo album.

We all deserve the right to live authentically and safely as ourselves. Pride has always been about resistance, taking up space, and claiming the joy that has so often been denied to the most vulnerable among us. This month, and every month, we stand with our LGBTQIA+ students, faculty, staff, and community members. Happy Pride!

Another big congratulations to Jamie Hoffman, Ph.D., for winning the Inclusive Impact Award from Sac State’s Disability Access Center! Check out these photos from the award ceremony last week. Pictured with Tony Sheppard, Ph.D., Joyce Mikal-Flynn, Ed.D., Andrea Becker, Ph.D, and Janai Belmonte.