George Warren Brown School of Social Work
Graduate school of social work and public health in Missouri, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Brown School is the graduate school for social work and public health of Washington University in St. Louis. Located on Washington University's Danforth Campus, adjacent to Forest Park, the school is recognized by the Council on Social Work Education and the Council on Education for Public Health.[1] It is also a member of the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.[2]
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Type | Private |
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Established | 1925 |
Parent institution | Washington University in St. Louis |
Dean | Dorian Traube |
Academic staff | 142 |
Postgraduates | 502 |
Location | , , USA 38°38′49″N 90°18′20″W |
Campus | Suburban |
Website | brownschool |
The Brown School originated from the Department of Social Work at Washington University, which was founded in 1925. It was endowed in 1945 by Bettie Bofinger Brown, who named the school after her husband, George Warren Brown, a St. Louis philanthropist and co-founder of the Brown Shoe Company. The school was the first at Washington University to admit Black students,[3] and the first in the United States to have a building dedicated to social work education.[4]