Ayesha Ghazi Edwin
ENGAGE: DETROIT Program Manager and LEO Lecturer I
Ayesha Ghazi Edwin, MSW '10, is a political social worker and community organizer with over 10 years of experience in various social justice areas, including labor, healthcare, voting, immigration, housing and disability. Ghazi Edwin serves as a lecturer and program manager for the School of Social Work's ENGAGE initiative, where she creates and facilitates virtual discussions for the school and community-at-large. Ghazi Edwin specializes in community-based research and developing and teaching community-engaged courses. She is the creator and co-director of the School of Social Work's Disability Inclusion and Accessible Design certificate program. In addition to her MSW, Ghazi Edwin holds a Lean Six Sigma from U-M's School of Engineering.
In 2022, Ghazi Edwin was elected to Ann Arbor City Council representing Ward 3 - a region that includes the School of Social Work - for a four-year term. Ghazi Edwin also serves as the Governor Whitmer-appointed chair of the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission.
Ghazi Edwin received U-M's James T. Neubacher Certificate of Appreciation in October 2020. In 2021, she received the DEI Impact Award from the School of Social Work, and was one of five faculty university-wide to receive U-M's Provost's Teaching Innovation Prize.
Continuing Education
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ayeshag@umich.edu | 3757 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | MSW | Social Policy and Evaluation/Community & Social Systems | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2007 | BA | Political Science & Sociology | Albion College, Albion, MI |