DePaul Department of Social Work

This AAPI Heritage month we want to highlight Shanti Khinduka and his contribution to the social work profession.

Let this serve as a reminder that centering AAPI voices is an everyday commitment and not just one month out of the year.

Source: https://aaswsw.org/member/shanti-k-khinduka-phd/

Want to make a meaningful impact in the lives of students?

School Social Work is where advocacy meets action. Join our program and learn how to support students’ mental health, build stronger school communities, and lead change from within the system.

Swipe to learn more about our faculty who headed up this new academic focus!

Pursuing excellence not only in track and field but also in the field of social work

Extend your solidarity for International Women’s Day to help not just today, but every day.

Yesterday, the MSW program “let the good times roll” in an early celebration of Mardi Gras! Students, faculty, and staff enjoyed some of the tastes and sounds of New Orleans

Check front row at the CSO off your bucket list!

Today, we remember and celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose life of advocacy and service created a legacy worth honoring every day.

We’re grateful for our incredible students, faculty, and community who not only bring hope and heart, but also educate, empower, and inspire change every day!

Defying Gravity and Overpriced Movie Tickets with Demon Discounts!

Next Tuesday, April 25th from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Arts & Letters Hall room 103!

The Midwest Human Rights Consortium, in partnership with Dr. Maria Ferrera; Dr. Minal Giri, pediatrician and human rights activist; and Dr. Chi Jang Yan, a documentary filmmaker, will launch their new website! Come celebrate by attending a film viewing of short films produced by the students that Dr. Ferrera co-taught last year in a course entitled, “Children Seeking Asylum: Creating Digital Media to Support Human Rights.”

Admission is free. Follow this link for more details — https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mhrc-film-viewing-and-website-launch-tickets-607784107627

Friendly reminder, on this beautiful, summer-like spring day in Chicago, that student, faculty, and staff have free admission to the Art Institute of Chicago! Show up with your DePaul ID and explore one of the most preeminent museums in the world!

We are thrilled that Dr. Maria Joy Ferrera, an Associate Professor within our department, is the subject of the second Faculty Spotlight of 2023! Her train of accomplishments cannot be recognized enough, so take your time reading about them. We appreciate all you do, Dr. Ferrera!

Links below to the homepages of the partnerships that Dr. Ferrera co-founded; to more information on the referral network of which she is a member; and to her previous work as a HumanitiesX Collaborative Fellow, which she will utilize in creating a visual project during DePaul’s Social Transformation and Research Collaborative Professional Development Fellowship funded by the Mellon Foundation.

Center for Community Health Equity (CCHE) — https://health equitychicago.org

Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health — https://ourcimh.org

Midwest Human Rights Consortium (MHRC) — https://midwestasylum.org

Midwest Human Rights Consortium Illinois Chapter — https://illinoisaap.off/mhrc/

HumanitiesX Fellowship Cohorts 2021-2022 — https://las.depaul.edu/about/initiatives/humanitiesx-experiential-collaborative/fellowship-cohorts/Pages/2021-2022.aspx