News
Career
We are hiring! WSU School of Social Work seeking to fill four full-time open rank faculty positions
Making an Impact
Wayne State School of Social Work receives more than $1 million to support the next generation of Michigan’s behavioral health social workers
Alumni
From social work roots to national boundaries expert: Nedra Glover Tawwab’s Wayne State beginning
Innovation
Wayne State University Master of Social Work Program rises to top 11% nationwide in 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings
Wayne State is Michigan’s most diverse public university and Social Work’s diverse student community comprises 45% of our overall school student population
Wayne State Social Work students are placed at over 300 agencies contributing over 300,000 internship hours to the community
We provide nearly $300,000 annually in private scholarships to social work students
Our Research Centers organize nearly $20 million in funded research that empowers social change in our home, Detroit, and around the globe
Detroit's Social Work School
For 86 years, through a combination of education, research and community engagement we have been a social force that can't be duplicated anywhere else. There's no place on earth like Detroit and we take our responsibility to our community and neighbors seriously. We are committed to empowering social change in our urban home of Detroit.