Spencer Serves as Guest Editor for Special Issue on the Future of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Social Work
Posted: 10/30/2025 (CSDE Research)
CSDE Affiliate Michael Spencer (Ballmer Endowed Dean and Professor, Social Work) served as guest editor for a recent special issue of the Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work, titled “The Future of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Social Work: Challenges and Opportunities.” Spencer and co-editors introduce the special issue as an endeavor to create an intellectual space to imagine or re-imagine what the future of race, ethnicity and culture would look like and the opportunities they hold for social work practice, research, and education. The special edition includes thirteen articles that take different perspectives and foci, spanning the perspective of the Social Work Grand Challenges, issues related to knowledge production and education, and the unique challenges encountered by different communities nationally and globally.