Prolific social work researcher and author Melvin Delgado will retire from his role as professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) this June after more than forty years on the School’s faculty. He will be awarded the professor emeritus title upon retirement as a recognition by BU for his lifetime contributions to the […]
Dr. Melvin Delgado, Professor of Macro Practice and Co-Director, Center for Addiction Research & Services recently published a new book as part of a series. The book is entitled Urban Friendships and Community Youth Practice. It appears in Oxford’s Social Justice and Youth Community Practice series of which Melvin is the Senior Editor with a group of editorial advisors […]
Professor Melvin Delgado’s latest book, Celebrating Urban Community Life: Fairs, Festivals, Parades, and Community Practice, was published by University of Toronto press in April 2016. A comprehensive guide to understanding and enhancing communal celebrations, Celebrating Urban Community Life utilizes case studies from New York, San Francisco, and Toronto and examines the role of celebrations in enriching community. “Celebrations […]
Melvin Delgado, professor and chair of Macro Practice at BUSSW, recently authored the book Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work. In his new book, Dr. Delgado focuses on urban obesity in populations of color—among the hardest hit in the United States—and dissects the issue from individual, family, group, community, and […]