Social Work

A Work. A Calling. A Profession. Notes for Social Workers, Social Work students, and other helping professionals.

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Catalysts for Change: Racial Equity in Social Work Education

  • February 16, 2025

In this clip, I talk with my good friend and fellow Macro Social Worker and Equity Advocate Surabhi Pandit about how our activism organizing dialogues on race and equity as graduate students at The University of Michigan School of Social Work contributed to her Social Justice Origin Story.

It all started with an incident where a class discussion exposed unexamined underlying racial biases and prompted a group of Black students to initiate broader, organized dialogues to address the issues.

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Join me at Social Justice Origin Stories

  • October 9, 2024

I’m excited to let you know about my latest project, Social Justice Origin Stories. Social Justice Origin Stories is a storytelling project that highlights personal stories and defining moments that have inspired individuals and organizations to labor for equity and social justice. Through truth-telling: the honest sharing of their experiences, storytellers teach us about themselves, enabling us to learn more about ourselves and our world through their stories.