• Wednesday, February 20 is a Snow Day! UMB Closed! #mdsocialwork
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    Wednesday, February 20 is a Snow Day! UMB Closed! #mdsocialwork
  • Lester Blackwell Granger was an African American civic leader & social worker. He was a president of the National Urban League (1940-1961) & the first black president of the National Conference of Social Work #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #UMSSWCelebratesBlackHistoryMonth
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    Lester Blackwell Granger was an African American civic leader & social worker. He was a president of the National Urban League (1940-1961) & the first black president of the National Conference of Social Work #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #UMSSWCelebratesBlackHistoryMonth
  • Shady Grove alums! Kick off National Social Work Month with us on March 6th! Register here to attend: http://ow.ly/ocMg50lrr9J
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    Shady Grove alums! Kick off National Social Work Month with us on March 6th! Register here to attend: http://ow.ly/ocMg50lrr9J
  • JOIN US on Sunday, Feb. 24th! UMSSW has partnered with Everyman Theatre to provide Essential Conversation with faculty members Henriette Taylor and Everett Smith, Jr. 3.00 CEUs are available for this event! When buying your ticket at http://everymantheatre.org, don't forget to include the code UMBSSW19. Register for CEUs here: https://sswcpe.umaryland.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=EVERYTHING
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    JOIN US on Sunday, Feb. 24th! UMSSW has partnered with Everyman Theatre to provide Essential Conversation with faculty members Henriette Taylor and Everett Smith, Jr. 3.00 CEUs are available for this event! When buying your ticket at http://everymantheatre.org, don't forget to include the code UMBSSW19. Register for CEUs here: https://sswcpe.umaryland.edu/wconnect/CourseStatus.awp?&course=EVERYTHING
  • Until the lion tells the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. - African Proverb This quote illustrates the dominant narrative in our country about poverty, which suggests that people are poor because they don’t have the knowledge, skills, or will to do better. The truth is that many people, especially in Baltimore City, are poor because of a deep history of structural racism, which has created a system of policies and institutions which advantage some people and severely disadvantage others. My work is about telling the lion’s tale. This tale focuses on the city’s majority population, black and brown people, as strong, capable, and powerful, and on actively working to dismantle the racist systems which oppress and silence them. - Wendy Shaia, EdD, MSW Dr. Shaia is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the UMSSW and the Executive Director of Social Work Community Outreach Service (SWCOS). #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #UMSSWCelebratesBlackHistoryMonth
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    Until the lion tells the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter. - African Proverb This quote illustrates the dominant narrative in our country about poverty, which suggests that people are poor because they don’t have the knowledge, skills, or will to do better. The truth is that many people, especially in Baltimore City, are poor because of a deep history of structural racism, which has created a system of policies and institutions which advantage some people and severely disadvantage others. My work is about telling the lion’s tale. This tale focuses on the city’s majority population, black and brown people, as strong, capable, and powerful, and on actively working to dismantle the racist systems which oppress and silence them. - Wendy Shaia, EdD, MSW Dr. Shaia is a Clinical Assistant Professor for the UMSSW and the Executive Director of Social Work Community Outreach Service (SWCOS). #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #UMSSWCelebratesBlackHistoryMonth
  • Hope to see you there!! #mdsocialwork
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    Hope to see you there!! #mdsocialwork
  • Thyra J. Edwards began her career as a social worker at the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. She went on to become an educator, activist, labor organizer, and journalist. She used her work as a journalist to add an international dimension to the civil rights movement, writing about racism and discrimination against black people in other countries. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #UMSSWCelebratesBlackHistoryMonth
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    Thyra J. Edwards began her career as a social worker at the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy. She went on to become an educator, activist, labor organizer, and journalist. She used her work as a journalist to add an international dimension to the civil rights movement, writing about racism and discrimination against black people in other countries. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackExcellence #UMSSWCelebratesBlackHistoryMonth
  • “Activism has always been a part of who I am and what I strive to accomplish in my personal life as well as career” - #mdsocialwork student and 2019 MLK Diversity Award Recipient for Outstanding UMB student, Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright. [pictured to the left: President Perman, pictured to the right: #mdsocialwork Dean Barth] #umbaltimore #umb #umssw
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    “Activism has always been a part of who I am and what I strive to accomplish in my personal life as well as career” - #mdsocialwork student and 2019 MLK Diversity Award Recipient for Outstanding UMB student, Vanessa Gonzalez-Wright. [pictured to the left: President Perman, pictured to the right: #mdsocialwork Dean Barth] #umbaltimore #umb #umssw