Today we honor Mildred “Mit” Joyner, a gerontology and multicultural issues scholar, @nasw Pioneer, and Past President of @cswe and NASW. @mittjoy was an alum of @CentralState87 and @HU_social work. A beloved social work giant who is sorely missed. #BHM2024
Join us from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 22 for the Roatch-Haskell Lectures on Global Mobility and gain insights from Dr. Patrick Bixby and a panel on U.S. border challenges. Register at https://t.co/OKsdRIIu4T. #GlobalMobility#RoatchHaskellLectures
🌟 Huge congrats to Matt Ignacio on winning NASW Arizona's Transformational Social Work Educator of the Year! We are excited to celebrate at the award ceremony next month. 🏆 #SocialWork#EducatorAward
📚 Join us at 12 p.m. on Jan. 18 for "Reckoning and Resistance: Charting a Path Toward Anti-Racism in Social Work." Explore vital topics based on the book. Register now - https://t.co/HQBvkiSzXU #SocialWorkJustice 🌐
Voting for SSWR board is open! I'd love your vote for Early Career Director-At-Large. I'm committed to growing our historical research and advancing critical social work. Read my statement here and cast your vote by 12/20 https://t.co/nGqkc7XZay.
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24 ASU School of Social Work faculty and students are making a big impact at CSWE 2023! With 17 speakers on Friday, 13 on Saturday, and 4 on Sunday, we're bringing our A-game. 🌟 #CSWE2023
We seek a versatile, relational dean to provide courageous, collaborative, and visionary leadership to further advance GSSW. The application deadline is October 9, 2023. Please nominate or share information with prospective candidates.
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🌟 Enroll in the AASWSW Mentor Match Program 2023-2024! 📚🔍
Unlock the potential of your early career in social work as an assistant professor. Gain invaluable monthly research mentoring from esteemed AASWSW Academy Fellows.
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#GoGrander x @NYCommTrust Doctoral Awardee Feature: Jessica Marroquin, LMSW, from @ASUSocialWork - “Exploring the Mental Health and Quality of Life of Latinx Young Adults with Autism” addressing the Grand Challenge to Close the Health Gap! https://t.co/JcnPi8hXLT #Up4theChallenge
“The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” – Toni Morrison
In 1961, author James Baldwin was asked by a radio host about being Black in America. He said: To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost, almost all of the time — and in one's work.
Given the decisions of SCOTUS over the past few days, it’s obvious that white privilege and systemic racism continues to grow in this country. “This is not America”