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Reclassifying Social Work Degrees Will Harm Students, Communities, and the Profession

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee released their final rule on proposed regulatory language implementing federal student loan-related changes under the Budget Reconciliation Act of 2025. ED published the proposed regulations for public comment in the Federal Register on January 30, 2026 and will be […]

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SSWR Statement on Federal Immigration Enforcement, Civil Rights, and the Role of Social Work

The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) expresses profound shock and deep concern at the recent escalation in federal immigration enforcement actions, including the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Renée Nicole Good by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents during operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Keith Porter Jr. in

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