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National Conversation on Academic Freedom:
Challenges and Strategies for Social Work Educators
In June 2025, CSWE convened a national conversation on academic freedom and its challenges and strategies for social work education. The virtual conversation brought together faculty, thought leaders, and advocates from across the country for a timely dialogue on the evolving threats to academic freedom, and the strategies that to respond with clarity, courage, and purpose.
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Session Information
Academic freedom has become an urgent concern for social work educators committed to critical inquiry, inclusive pedagogy, and the foundations of our profession. This virtual national conversation, hosted by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), brings together faculty, thought leaders, and advocates from across the country for a timely dialogue on the evolving threats to academic freedom—and the strategies we must adopt to respond with clarity, courage, and purpose.
Opening Remarks |
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Halaevalu Fonongava'inga Ofahengaue Vakalahi, PhD, MSW, MEd |
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Legislative and Policy Updates |
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Oscar Carballo |
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Panel Conversation on Academic Freedom |
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Allan Barsky, PhD, MSW (Moderator) |
Oscar Carballo Senior Associate Lewis-Burke Associates |
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Noelle DeLaCruz, Psy.D., M.A., NCSP |
Philip Osteen, Ph.D. |
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Emerson Sykes |
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Closing Remarks: Academic Freedom Makes Our Work Possible |
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Patricia McGuire |
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