2024-2025 Year In Review
A message from Dean Charmaine Williams
During the 2024-2025 Academic Year, FIFSW planted the seeds for transformative change grounded in impactful research, innovative programs and strong community collaborations.
Research & Leadership
Global, interdisciplinary, collaborative, and community-focused, FIFSW research impacts social work policy, practice, and pedagogy to create more just and inclusive societies where everyone can thrive.
Alumni Engagement & Impact
Alumni and friends of the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work are part of an illustrious community of social work professionals, policy makers, leaders, and supporters who strengthen the FIFSW community and help advance teaching and research through events, outreach, mentorship, the establishment of scholarships, and more.
Building Inclusive Excellence
Our ongoing efforts to foster equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility are collaborative and ever evolving. Staff and faculty across all offices work together with students, partners, and alumni to advance FIFSW’s EDI goals.
Truth & Reconciliation
FIFSW’s work towards Truth and Reconciliation is essential to our mission, guided by the University of Toronto’s 34 Calls to Action and rooted in the seven core professional values outlined in the Canadian Association of Social Work’s Code of Ethics, Values, and Guiding Principles.
Teaching, Programs & Student Life
From co-curricular workshops to advancements in field education and opportunities for students, FIFSW has continued its efforts to build innovative programs and a more supportive student environment. Our students’ achievements are evidence of our success.
Faculty News
Widely sought after for their expertise and leadership, FIFSW’s professors embody the values of the Faculty. Through their administrative leadership, they are advancing social work education, strengthening partner relationships, and continuing to uplift FIFSW’s place within Canada’s largest University.
FIFSW’s 2025-2030 Academic Plan to launch in September!
This past year, FIFSW engaged in extensive consultations with faculty, students, staff, alumni and partners to develop its next five-year academic plan: Leading Transformative Change Through Innovation, Education and Collaboration. This plan builds on our strengths, responds to the challenges and opportunities ahead, and addresses the evolving needs of the communities we serve. We are excited to share it with our community in September!