Faculty of Social Work News Archive
The Manitoba 150 Women Trailblazers announced
February 3, 2021 —
Highlighting just a few of these pioneering women with a proud UM connection as alumni, donors and friends
Three UM researchers to work with community partners to address mental health needs of overlooked populations
January 27, 2021 —
Projects to focus on the people with hearing loss, parents, and frontline health care workers
Faculty of Law
Master of Human Rights students share practicum experiences in inaugural symposium
December 4, 2020 —
Students in the practicum stream of the University of Manitoba’s inter-faculty Master of Human Rights programare nearing completion of their placements, and are already making major contributions to local human rights organizations, as revealed at an online symposium held November 30th.
Faculty of Social Work
Students invited to discuss proposed Bachelor of Social Work curriculum
November 30, 2020 —
The Faculty of Social Work would like to invite all current Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) students to attend a town hall meeting to obtain your feedback on our proposed new BSW curriculum, to be implemented in Fall 2022 with Senate approval.
Faculty of Social Work
Community members invited to discuss proposed Bachelor of Social Work curriculum
November 27, 2020 —
The Faculty of Social Work would like to invite all to attend a town hall meeting to obtain your feedback on our proposed Bachelor of Social Work curriculum.
Faculty of Social Work
Addressing institutional & systemic oppression symposium series
November 26, 2020 —
The Faculty of Social Work in collaboration with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and the International Decade for People of African Descent present Addressing Institutional & Systemic Oppression symposium series.
Faculty of Social Work
Remembering our friends and colleagues Kip Coggins, Laura Taylor & Sharon Taylor-Henley
November 18, 2020 —
The Faculty of Social Work has been deeply saddened by the passing of Laura Taylor, professor, Kip Coggins, former professor and Sharon Taylor-Henley, retired professor in the past couple of months.
Faculty of Social Work
Rejecting a Return to Life before the Pandemic Conference
November 5, 2020 —
Rejecting a return to life before the pandemic: Covid-19, structural inequalities and a call on social work to create a better normal conference
Faculty of Social Work
Info sessions now available for Master of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledges
November 2, 2020 —
The Master of Social Work based in Indigenous Knowledges program will be hosting online information sessions via Zoom for interested candidates.
Faculty of Social Work
Study looking at consequences of COVID-19 on 2SGBQM men in Manitoba
October 27, 2020 —
One of the teams receiving funding is led by Dr. Rusty Souleymanov in the Faculty of Social Work, which will be receiving $175,000 to study mental health and substance use impacts of COVID-19 on sexual and gender minority men in Manitoba