We will begin accepting applications for the fall 2027 cohort in fall 2026. Check back for updates and information sessions in spring 2026. Founded in 1952 as one of the first doctoral programs in ...

Public assistance, commonly called welfare, and the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps, are two lifelines that millions of American households depend on to stave off hunger and make ends meet ...

The United States can save money on welfare and even increase its benefits by making simple changes to welfare programs. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement? SmartAsset's free tool can match you ...

States are now in the process of preparing to implement parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which achieved some of the most significant pro-work reforms to America’s social welfare system in ...

With the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996, the United States embarked on a major policy change to its social welfare and safety net ...

A column in the Wall Street Journal last week by House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) and former Senator Phil Gramm (R-Texas), titled “Welfare is What’s Eating the Budget,” argued ...

The March 9 LNP | LancasterOnline letter “Possible cuts to Medicaid would conflict with what’s preached in the Gospels” struck my sense of social justice. The letter writer cited the Book of Matthew, ...

As a PhD candidate in the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, Ogechi Kalu is studying how intimate partner violence affects children in her native Nigeria, with the goal of developing ...

Debates about welfare programs continue to ignite controversy. White Americans often view “welfare recipients as Black, female, and violating the norms of work ethic,” according to a study published ...