Category: Fellow News

The Academy joins NASW and CSWE in supporting Fellow Karina Walters for the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health/Director of the Office of Minority Health.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work’s Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP) will be hosting a series of sessions for their Fall Institute discussing Race, Politics, and Fighting Voter Suppression. Please register here and join the discussion on Tuesday, October 20, 2020.  

“Systemic Racism & Poverty” is the second virtual program in the AASWSW’s webinar series on systemic racism. An examination of the wealth and income dynamics in the US reveals staggering disparity between black and white households; the median net worth for a white family is nearly 10 times higher than that for black families. This

Under the twin cloaks of personal and opportunity equality, both enshrined in our Independence Declaration and our Constitution, the President of the United States is seeking to whitewash our history and institutionalize racism and sexism. His Executive Order to radically cripple diversity and equity training designed to promote racial and sexual equality extends to all

Please join us for “An Evening with Rev. Dr. William Barber” on Thursday, September 24th, 2020 at 6 pm ET. This event is a part of the University of North Carolina School of Social Work’s Centennial Lecture Series on Anti-Racism. For more information, please find the link below: https://www.unc.edu/event/an-evening-with-rev-dr-william-j-barber-ii/.  Please register here for the event.

Join Fellow Ron Astor for a virtual Congressional Briefing: Bringing the Power of Social Work to Schools on Wednesday, September 23rd at 12 pm PT, discussing the de-policing of schools and addressing social needs. This event will be moderated by Dr. Charles E. Lewis, Jr., Founder and Director of the Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy

The Field Work Group of the National Social Work Voter Mobilization Campaign (Voting is Social work) will be hosting an informal discussion and Q&A for field educators and students on Thursday, September 17th from 4-5 pm ET. They will discuss a newly developed packet of assignments for extra field credit/hours, focusing on voter mobilization and awareness. The

Fellow Eddie Uehara highlights the importance of enlisting social workers as first responders to prevent, rather than just manage, crises. In this recent Seattle Times article, Eddie Uehara discusses social work’s role and place in relationship to the police.

The National Association of Social Workers is hosting a Social Work Leadership Roundtable Town Hall on Racial Equity this Friday, August 14 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET. The roundtable will feature a variety of leading experts across the field. The Academy, along with other organizations, is proud to support this program. Please join us for the roundtable, which