News Category: Faculty
African Americans have been slowly suffocating under the chokehold of America’s systemic racism, writes Dean Dexter Voisin for the Toronto Star
Categories: Dexter Voisin, FacultyDexter Voisin, Dean and Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, has published an op-ed […]
“There is still a long road ahead:” Dean Dexter Voisin talks to media about the current protests and the excessive use of police force
Categories: Dexter VoisinDean Dexter Voisin spoke to media this week about the protests in the United States and the excessive […]
When pandemics collide: FIFSW professors refocus on HIV in the COVID-19 era
Categories: Carmen Logie, David Brennan, Peter NewmanAmid singular attention to the COVID-19 emergency, three FIFSW professors are calling attention to the other major […]
Dean Dexter Voisin talks to Global News Radio about the protests following the killing of George Floyd
Categories: Dexter VoisinDean Dexter Voisin spoke with Scott Thompson on Global News Radio (900 CHML) about the protests taking […]
New podcast by Associate Professor Carmen Logie explores why stigma matters and what we can do about it
Categories: Carmen LogieAssociate Professor Carmen Logie has launched a new podcast focused on stigma. Each episode features a different […]
Ageism has allowed us to ignore problems in long term care homes, Professor Esme Fuller-Thompson tells CBC Radio
Categories: Esme Fuller-ThomsonProfessor Esme Fuller-Thomson was on CBC Radio programs across the country on May 28 to talk about […]
Two FIFSW professors — Peter A. Newman and Carmen Logie — have articles in a special issue of Journal of the International AIDS Society
Categories: Carmen Logie, Peter NewmanFIFSW faculty members Professor Peter Newman and Associate Professor Carmen Logie have published articles in a special […]
Dean Dexter Voisin and Associate Professor Tanya Sharpe discuss the systemic racism that has contributed to recent events in both Canada and the US
Categories: Dexter Voisin, Tanya SharpeDean Dexter Voisin and Associate Professor Tanya Sharpe have been speaking out, providing context and insight to […]
Intergenerational support provided by Toronto’s HomeShare program reduces social isolation among older adults and students during the COVID-19 pandemic
Categories: Alumni + Friends, Faculty, StudentsWhen first-year University of Toronto student Lee Chang opted to stay with her roommate in the city […]
Announcing “My Photo My Day” a photo essay project for GTA youth
Categories: Faculty, Lin FangAttention youth ages 13-20 in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)! From May to August 2020, we […]