Hokenstad International Lecture

2024 Hokenstad International Lecture

The Hokenstad International Lecture series was launched in 2007 through an endowment from M. C. “Terry” Hokenstad, a former president and long-time member of CSWE. This lecture is always given during the CSWE Annual Program Meeting (APM). The program serves to enhance and complement the work of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education as well as CSWE's Commission on Global Social Work Education.

Dr. Bipin Jojo

CSWE is pleased to announce that Dr. Bipin Jojo will deliver the Hokenstad International Lecture at CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting (APM).

Dr. Jojo is a Professor and Dean of School of Work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India.
 
Dr. Jojo’s lecture, “Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge for Environmental Justice: A Social Work Perspective from India”, explores the intersections of indigenous knowledge and environmental justice within the context of social work practice and education in India, offering valuable insights for US-based social work educators seeking to expand their understanding of global indigenous perspectives. Importantly, this lecture will provide US-based social work educators with a unique opportunity to learn from the indigenous peoples’ experiences in India. By engaging with global indigenous perspectives, social work educators can enrich their understanding of environmental justice and broaden their cultural competence, ultimately enhancing their capacity to effectively address the needs of indigenous communities within their own contexts.

Nomination Criteria

The CSWE Commission on Global Social Work Education reviews all submissions. It selects each year’s lecturer based on the nominee’s body of scholarly work that enhances and complements the work of the Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work and the work of CSWE’s Commission on Global Social Work Education, using the following criteria: 

• The nominee’s accomplishments promote standards of excellence for global work that are consistent with the values of social work education, research, and practice set forth by CSWE and IASSW.  
• The nominee has developed innovative global content in social work education or a related field and has published educational materials for globalizing the curriculum.  
• The nominee has demonstrated success with the implementation of programs and initiatives that facilitated collaboration in the global social work community. 
• The nominee has advanced theory and practice for global social work education. 
• The nominee demonstrates a connection to the 70th CSWE APM conference theme—"It's Time to Act: Indigenous Knowledge Sovereignty and Environmental Justice."

Consideration will be given to regional, language, gender, sexual / gender identity, disability, religion, caste, racial, tribal, ethnic, refugee or citizenship status, and diversity. 

Nomination Process

All nomination submissions should include the following:

• Nominator and nominee information
• Proposed topic for lecture (limited to 12 words)
• A letter indicating how the nominee meets selection criteria, specifically, how the nominee's global accomplishments are consistent with the values of social work education, research, and practice (maximum of 2 pages)
• Nominee's current curriculum vitae
• A YouTube/video link to an example of the nominee speaking publicly

 

Previous Lecturers

Year	Country	Speaker
2023	Mexico	María Elena Ramos Tovar
2022	India	Avatthi Ramaiah
2021	The Republic of Congo	Abye Tasse
2020	Canada	Cindy Blackstock
2019	Italy	Annamaria Campanini (PowerPoint Slides)
2018	Trinidad & Tobago	Innette Cambridge
2017	Australia	Manohar Pawar
2016	Slovenia	Darja Zaviršek
2015	South Africa	Vishanthie Sewpaul
2014	Israel	Asher Ben-Arieh
2013	South Africa	Stefanus Snyman
2012	Singapore	Tan Ngoh Tiong
2011	Sweden	Sven Hessle
2010	Jamaica	Peta-Anne Baker
2009	South Africa	Fikile N. M. Mazibuko
2008	India	Vimla Nadkarni
2007	Australia	Jim Ife