Reimagining social work practice with The Queer Barber
Categories: StudentsAfter working in salons for a number of years, Master of Social Work student, E. S. Cuevas […]
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Social work transforms
Read our news stories, below, and view our 2025-2030 Academic Plan to learn how FIFSW researchers, students, alumni and partners are working to create a more just, equitable and compassionate world.
Dementia research must include voices of those with lived experience
Categories: Amanda Grenier, FacultyA new Canadian study has found that people living with dementia (PLWD) are often excluded from research […]
Giving for Change, by the Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, highlights how strategic giving influences policy, transforms communities, and fosters lasting social progress
Categories: Alumni + FriendsMargaret McCain’s new book, Giving for Change: How Philanthropy Shapes Early Education, takes readers on a compelling […]
Black History Month 2026: Celebrating Black History and Liberation
FIFSW events FIFSW Alumni Association Lecture Series: Black History Month events Featured presenter Renata Hall is a […]
Students & Field Instructors are invited to share #SupervisionSelfies for Social Work Week 2026
This year for Social Work Week, March 2 to 8, 2026, we are inviting students and their […]
MSW students participate in Naloxone training workshop
Categories: Programs + Teaching, StudentsOn January 13, FIFSW hosted a training workshop for Master of Social Work students presented by Social […]
Announcing the new Lee Wu Kee Ming Chair in Indigenous Social Work, Dr. Michael Yellow Bird
Categories: Faculty, Michael Yellow BirdThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is thrilled to announce that Indigenous scholar Professor Michael Yellow Bird […]
From the Muslims in Canada Archives: Early Muslim social work beyond bounds
Reposted with permission from the Muslim in Canada Archives (MiCA). In collaboration with the Muslim Social Work […]
New year, new role: Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan begins her term as Director of the Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research
Categories: Faculty, Research, Rupaleem BhuyanThe Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research (CQ) welcomed Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan as its new Director, starting […]
Seven PhD students advancing social work policy, practice and education through the RBC Fellowship
Categories: Partners, PhD students, StudentsThe Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Graduate Fellowship in Applied Social Work Research at the University of […]