The Women Interest Group of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) is hosting an online event to mark International Women’s Day 2025. This webinar brings together social work educators, practitioners, and students from around the world to explore the challenges women face in conflict zones and the role of social workers in […]
Category: Past Events
Fireside Chat around Global Storytelling with NY Times Journalist and Filmmaker Adam Ellick – Monday, February 3
Please join us for this fireside chat between Adam B. Ellick (director and executive producer of Op-Docs and Opinion Video at The New York Times) and Dean Sandro Galea on Monday, February 3, 2025 in the Brown Lounge, Brown Hall as part of the WashU Ideas, Discourse, and Exploration (WIDE) Speaker Series. Adam has produced […]
Career Resource Session for International Students
This presentation by Amber M. Brown and Ahmar Ursani (Assistant Directors, Career Development at the Center for Career Engagement) was held on October 1, 2024 and focused on supporting international students at Brown School with career development and practicum placement. It explored various aspects of career resources offered by the Center for Career Engagement (CCE) […]
Brown School Admissions & Recruitment: Tips for Incoming Students
On March 22, a session was held for international students admitted to the Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Public Health (MPH), and Master of Social Policy (MSP) programs for Fall 2024. The Global Programs Office and the Office of Admissions and Recruitment explored the international student experience and gave tips on next steps […]
Mid-Autumn Festival
Students, faculty, and staff at the Brown School gathered on September 27 to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, which is celebrated in many Asian countries around the world. On this day, the moon is thought to be at its brightest and fullest size, coinciding with harvest time […]
Global Tables with Ozge Sensoy Bahar
The Global Programs Office will host a Global Tables luncheon, featuring Dr. Ozge Sensoy Bahar, Research Associate Professor and co-director of the International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) on November 15, 2023 at noon in Goldfarb 132.
Recording of Treating Fistula: Gateway to Women’s Health and Women’s Rights in Uganda.
On April 23, 2023, Brown School MSW alum, Alice Emasu, spoke to Brown School students about her mission to provide holistic maternal health care and obstetric fistula treatment to women in rural Uganda. Alice Emasu grew up in eastern Uganda and felt compelled at an early age to address the injustices she witnessed against women. […]
Iran’s Gen Z: The Leadership of Young Women and Girls in the National Uprising
Join a panel of experts for a discussion on the recent national uprising in Iran and a comprehensive perspective on the background of the crisis. What do Iranians want and why are they fighting empty-handed in the streets with the armed government forces? The panel will discuss Iran’s Gen Z leadership in the protests, the role of women and girls in this movement, and how the global community can support the people in Iran.
The discussion will take place Tuesday, Dec. 20 from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST..
SALaMA Webinar Series: Strategies to Support Multilingual Learning, Wellbeing, and Equity in U.S. Schools
A virtual roundtable discussion to learn classroom best practices from experts in research, education, and school policy and administration.
The discussion will take place Tuesday, Dec. 6 from 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM CST..
Lancet Global Health Series: Urban design, transport, and health
In this follow-up series, published in The Lancet Global Health, the Series authors, led by Billie Giles-Corti, show how the indicators can guide decisions about what must change to create healthy and sustainable cities and how research can be used to guide urban policy to achieve urban and population health.
Understanding Afghanistan: Insights from the New York Times’ Carlotta Gall
Watch the webinar recording here.
Carlotta Gall covered Afghanistan and Pakistan for the New York Times from 2001 to 2011. She has since continued covering Middle East events as the New York Times correspondent in Tunisia and currently is based in Turkey. In this conversation, Carlotta shares a unique perspective on the 20 years of war.