Tag: public policy

Join Us for the Fall 2012 First Thursday Program Featuring Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones, SSW ’57

Implications of the National Election on Social Work and Beyond Featuring Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones, SSW ‘57 Thursday, November 8, 2012 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Boston University George Sherman Union Terrace Lounge (2nd floor) 775 Commonwealth Ave Please RSVP to Kathy Lopes at sswrsvp@bu.edu or 617-353-3761. 2.0 Social Work CECs will be awarded at no […]

“LGBT Seniors, Invisible No More,” Article Highlights the Work of Professor Hudson

A May 25 article published in BU Today explores the current discrimination and legal inequalities surrounding health and healthcare of LGBT seniors. Professor and Chair of Social Welfare Policy Robert B. Hudson was interviewed extensively in the piece titled, “LGBT Seniors, Invisible No More,” about his research on the issue. To read the full article, […]

Professor Robert B. Hudson Serves as Lead Witness Before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Professor and Chair of the Social Welfare Policy Department Robert B. Hudson was the lead witness at a forum before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2011.  The forum, “The Potential for an Aging Society,” was held to honor the 50th anniversary of the Committee’s creation in 1961. […]