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5 Ways to Move from Culturally Competent to Culturally Engaged from the Dean of Howard University’s School of Social Work
I hope you were able to catch my episode of EDU: Live last week. Dr. Sandra Crewe, the dean of Howard University ’s School of Social Work, was the latest special guest for my regular conversations on equity, access, and opportunity in higher education and beyond.
During our enlightening discussion, Dean Crewe shared everything from how growing up in a newly desegregated Virginia inspired her to pursue a career in social justice, to how Howard uniquely prepares its Master of Social Work (MSW) graduates by integrating the Black Perspective, to how the field must continue to adapt and change in order to meet the moment.
In case you missed it, here are five of Dean Crewe’s most memorable insights from our conversation:
1. On the power of the Black Perspective in Howard’s Master of Social Work program:
1. On the power of the Black Perspective in Howard’s Master of Social Work program:
2. On how choosing to attend a desegregated high school (at the time “separate but equal” was replaced by “freedom of choice”) drew her to support issues in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI):
2. On how choosing to attend a desegregated high school (at the time “separate but equal” was replaced by “freedom of choice”) drew her to support issues in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI):
3. On how she “shows up” to conversations around DEI:
3. On how she “shows up” to conversations around DEI:
4. On how she sees the social work curriculum needing to embrace more change:
4. On how she sees the social work curriculum needing to embrace more change:
5. On the need for more “macro” social workers, like herself:
5. On the need for more “macro” social workers, like herself:
I’m so glad I got the chance to connect one-on-one with Dean Crewe in this capacity, as I personally have so much respect and admiration for her journey into DEI and the vital social justice work she’s leading at Howard. I’m also excited for 2U and the School of Social Work to be working together on creating greater access through Howard’s online Master of Social Work program. I invite you to watch the full video of our EDU: Live conversation below—and to learn even more from Dean Crewe about Howard’s grounding in the Black Perspective in this interview from when we first announced our partnership.
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