Fu Hui Foundation and FIFSW strengthen community bonds
Categories: Alumni + Friends, StudentsOn September 25th, the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work was pleased to host a dinner for representatives […]
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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.
November 12: Join FIFSW for the 2025 Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture on Mental Wellness, featuring Ramona Alaggia
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, Ramona Alaggia, ResearchThe Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work is pleased to announce that the 2025 Janis Rotman Distinguished Lecture […]
Sinthu Srikanthan advocates for removing barriers for people with sickle cell disease in Senate testimony
Categories: Leadership, StudentsFirst year PhD student, Sinthu Srikanthan, was invited to testify to the Senate last week on BILL […]
Leading gun violence researchers warn that firearm violence prevention is in peril in the U.S.
Categories: Faculty, Leadership, Research, Tanya SharpeCritical efforts to reduce firearm-related violence in the United States are now in jeopardy due to recent […]
New research showing that older adults can regain optimal health receives extensive media coverage
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Esme Fuller-Thomson, Faculty, Mabel HoOlder age is not all about decline, it can also be a time when people can get […]
FIFSW visits First Nations House
Categories: Faculty, Partners, Staff, StudentsOn September 22, students, faculty and staff at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work visited University of […]
Keith Adamson is helping bring new voices to the development and delivery of social work education
Categories: Awards & Recognition, Faculty, Keith AdamsonKeith Adamson, Associate Professor, Teaching Stream at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work was invited to help […]
Rupaleem Bhuyan a guest editor for special issue of Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work
Professor Rupaleem Bhuyan served as the guest editor of the Special Issue, Thinking and Practicing Abolition through […]
Simulated health policy forum gives students insight into stakeholder tensions related to Toronto’s mental health crisis
Categories: Faculty, Programs + Teaching, Rachelle AshcroftThis year, students in the course SWK4412, The Context of Mental Health and Health Practice, will get […]
“We exist. We persist. And we can achieve extraordinary things.” Social work graduate Lev Goldberg shares insights on his 51km swim across Lake Ontario for trans visibility
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Q & ALev Goldberg adjusts his goggles in Lake Ontario during a training session at Woodbine Beach. Photo by […]