News & Announcements
Category: Faculty in the News
Toronto Life magazine interviews Dr. Raza M. Mirza and Andrea Austen on helping seniors rent their spare rooms to students
Toronto HomeShare is a pilot project that aims to address the city’s affordable housing crisis by matching seniors with students. Dr. Raza M. Mirza is a sessional lecturer at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, Andrea Austen is the City of Toronto project lead on the Toronto Seniors Strategy.
Category: Faculty in the News
Prof. Shelley L. Craig and the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto […]
Category: Alumni in the News
Kyla Fox obtained her MSW from the FIFSW in 2006. In 2012, she opened The Kyla Fox Centre in Toronto – which treats the entire spectrum of people affected by eating disorders and disordered eating.
Category: Faculty in the News
Professor David Brennan, director of CRUISElab, received the Excellence in Research Award-Social Sciences at the annual […]
Category: FIFSW Students in the News
This article aims to foster dialogue on the benefits and challenges of providing healthcare in a harm reduction setting.
Category: Faculty in the News
FIFSW instructors, Deborah Goodman and Svetlana Popova spoke on TVO’s, The Agenda with Steve Paikin.
A new study of the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in 7 – 9 year olds in the Greater Toronto Area found that the old assumption that the disorder affected about 1% of the population significantly underestimated the problem of FASD. The Agenda discusses the challenges of diagnosing FASD and the need for more education to combat the problem.
Category: Faculty in the News
Dr. Toula Kourgiantakis was selected as the 2017-18 recipient by the Teaching Award Committee. A certificate […]
Category: Faculty in the News
We are excited to announce that Memorial University will be awarding an Honorary Degree to Professor […]
Category: Alumni in the News
Setsuko Thurlow, one of FIFSW’s prominent alumni who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), delivered an inspiring talk at the Alumni Association’s annual Distinguished Speakers Series.
Category: Alumni in the News
Cindy Blackstock is a champion for the rights of Canada’s Indigenous youth. Blackstock has advocated on behalf of Indigenous children on reserves to ensure they receive the same benefits as other youth in Canada. Blackstock, who earned her PhD in social work at U of T, has been an adviser to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF and the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
15 honorary degree recipients