BUSSW Faculty Search Begins for Macro (Tenure Track) & Clinical (NTT) Positions
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has begun a nationwide search for two new faculty positions: Assistant Dean for Practicum Education, Non-Tenure Track Clinical Associate/Clinical Full Professor and Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Macro Social Work. As one of the nation’s top schools of social work, BUSSW is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence […]
BUSSW Community Members Honored as NASW Social Work Pioneers
Three members of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) community – Louis Lowy, Karen Bullock, and Charles E. Lewis, Jr. – join a prestigious group of social work leaders as new members of to the National Association of Social Workers’ (NASW) Social Work Pioneers program. The NASW Social Work Pioneers program honors members […]
PhD Student & Alum Join Professor Paris in Finland to Present at World Association for Infant Mental Health’s World Congress
CORRECTION [9/16/24]: ECCT was previously misattributed to Professor Ruth Paris due to author error. ECCT was developed by Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) doctoral candidate Yibin Yang joined Professor Ruth Paris and PhD alum Mihoko Maru (PhD’20) in Tampere, Finland to present posters at the 2024 Interim World […]
Alum Lee S. Varon (MSW’87) Adds to Children’s Book Oeuvre with “A Kids Book About Overdose”
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum Lee S. Varon, LICSW draws from personal and professional experience in her newest published work, “A Kids Book About Overdose.” Published by A Kids Co. for children 5-9 years old, the book serves as a resource to support and educate children and caregivers in families dealing with […]
Ploughshares to Publish Short Story by Prof. Emerita Janice Furlong
The short story “Back-Up Mom” by Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Clinical Professor Emerita Janice Furlong will be published in the Summer 2024 issue of Ploughshares, a prominent literary journal described by The New York Times as “the Triton among minnows.” Furlong’s burgeoning literary success follows an extensive and celebrated career as a […]
New Directors for Career Services/Alumni Relations & Student Services Join BUSSW
This summer, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) welcomes two new directors to its administrative team: Dana Benton as director of career services and alumni/external relations, and Junior Peña as director of student services for the Charles River Campus. Dana Benton steps into a newly created position initiated by Dean Barbara Jones that serves […]
Associate Professor Augsberger Takes on New Role as Associate Dean for Doctoral Education
Associate Professor Astraea Augsberger assumes leadership of the PhD in Social Work program at Boston University School of Social Work’s (BUSSW) this month. The role was previously held by Associate Professor Daniel P. Miller who fostered change and growth in the program since July 2019, including developing and teaching classes while mentoring students. In making […]
BUSSW PhD Student Awarded Funding to Attend APHA Junior Investigator Writing Workshop
Emily Lamunu, a PhD candidate at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), participated in the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Junior Investigator Writing Workshop this spring in support of her scholarship on global social work and public health policy. The workshop, held in Annapolis, MD, offered Lamunu and other early career public health researchers […]
IRP Awards Professor Mendez & Treitler $50k for Research on Families in Child Welfare System with Substance Use Disorder
BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) faculty researchers Alicia Mendez and Peter Treitler received a $50,000 grant from the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) to support families grappling with substance use disorder and the child welfare system. Their research responds to a need for effective integrative services that address the substance use and […]
BUSSW PhD Candidate Awarded Fellowship to Examine Delhi’s Dalit Community
The Boston University Center on Forced Displacement awarded a highly competitive summer fellowship to BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) PhD student Mohit Tamta. The fellowship, which provides mentorship and a stipend, supports Tamta’s doctoral research on the Dalit individuals living in the informal settlements of Delhi. His dissertation will explore how state-endorsed demolitions and […]