Boston City Councilor-at-Large Julia Mejia will be the featured speaker at this year’s BUSSW commencement ceremony for the Class of 2022. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Dorchester by a single mother who was undocumented, Councilor Mejia utilized her English language skills to advocate at a young age on behalf of her mother […]
The Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) community join our colleagues at The Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) in mourning the sudden loss of Dr. Paul Farmer, who passed away early this week in Rwanda at the age of 62. An advisory board member for CISWH and a pioneer in […]
The Wellbeing Project is a campus-wide initiative to support students’ health and wellness during their time at BU. As part of the initiative, the Project awards small grants (up to $2,000) to faculty, staff, and students to lead initiatives that promote student health and wellness. All proposals align with The Wellbeing Project goals to: Raise […]
Jennifer M. Gómez, PhD, has been named assistant professor in the Clinical Practice department at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and a faculty affiliate at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health at BUSSW, beginning July 1, 2022. Dr. Gómez focuses her research on the effects of interpersonal trauma (e.g., physical, […]