A new study published in the Journal of the Society for Social Work & Research examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those responsible for helping the United States continue to function during a national crisis.
In “The Impact of Life Stressors Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic on Essential Workers of Color,” authors Rachel W. Goode, Sarah Godoy, Mimi Chapman, Steven Day, and Todd Jensen note that among the approximately 50 million essential workers on the frontlines in the United States, about 53% identify as women, 44% identify as people of color, and 19% were born outside of the United States. Essential workers of color had to cope with pandemic-related stressors such as illness and death of family and friends while fulfilling their professional duties. They were not immune to mental health challenges, either. Fewer Latinx and Black workers in the United States could work from home during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic than white and Asian American wo
Chapel Hill faculty members were caught off guard in January by what sounded like the return of a proposed conservative campus center. They objected, but the university is moving forward. Nearly 700 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty members signed a letter last month criticizing, among other things, the university’s proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership.
The 2022-2023 school year at UNC was filled with news regarding leadership, students and faculty. From Supreme Court hearings of oral arguments to students getting kicked out of the Bell Tower, here's what happened this year.