This webinar critically explores the persistence of racism within social work education and the ways it continues to shape curriculum, pedagogy, institutional culture, and professional gatekeeping. Drawing on critical race theory, anti-oppressive practice, and contemporary examples from higher education, participants will examine how racism is often normalized, minimized, or insufficiently challenged within academic spaces that simultaneously profess commitments to equity and justice. The session invites participants to engage in critical reflection about the tensions, contradictions, and responsibilities facing social work education while considering pathways toward greater institutional accountability, anti-racist practice, and transformative change.

Learning Objectives
1. Analyze how structural and interpersonal racism operate within social work education through curriculum, classroom practices, institutional policies, and professional socialization.

2. Critically assess how whiteness, power, and institutional culture shape teaching, curriculum development, student experiences, and professional expectations within social work education.

3. Identify strategies for fostering anti-racist, culturally sustaining, and accountable approaches to teaching, mentorship, and institutional leadership in social work education.