Were you ever afraid to walk to class? Did you ever feel scared while reading a textbook? Have you ever had to carefully select your friends and colleagues out of fear of persecution or, in some cases, imprisonment or death? If you haven’t, you should consider yourself lucky. “Those were the freedoms we did not […]
On November 5, the Boston University School of Social Work Alumni Association held its annual awards ceremony and reception. Congratulations to the following award recipients: Outstanding Career in Social Work Ginny Berkowitz (’80) Cambridge, Massachusetts Media Arts Studio Manager Cambridge Public Schools Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Social Work Matthew Boone (’00) […]
Harvard Medical School’s newsletter, Women’s Health Watch, used Dean Gail Steketee, PhD, as a reference on hoarding in their article, “When Keeping Stuff Gets Out of Hand,” published this month. The article summarizes the dangers, causes and treatment methods of obsessive hoarding, and emphasizes the need for a clear diagnosis. Read the full story in the Harvard […]
Professor Emeritus Ralph L. Kolodny died at Norwood Hospital on October 18, 2011. Born and raised in Fall River, Mass., he graduated from Durfee High School, Brown University, Columbia University (MA in Sociology) and Boston University (MSW in Social Work). He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Pacific. He was a […]