For many faculty who publish research or advocate on sensitive topics, there is potential to receive harassing or threatening messages via email or social media. Below, please find suggested steps to take and additional support resources for handling these situations: Email If you receive a harassing/threatening message via email, please save all text and images […]
As the USDA released its annual federal hunger report, BUSSW Professor Dan Miller shares his expertise on the impact of the enhanced child tax credit for 2021 on food insecurity. Excerpt from “More children faced food insecurity last year during pandemic” by Tami Luhby: Lawmakers should do more to address hunger in America, especially now […]
Researchers from the Center for Innovation for Social Work and Health (CISWH) at BUSSW conducted a new study exploring the challenges people with HIV (PWH) face in obtaining gainful employment. The study’s goal is to better understand and address what limits PWH from achieving employment and housing and to develop interventions that can improve those outcomes. Excerpt from […]
After an extensive national search, BUSSW has hired two new salaried lecturers who bring compelling expertise to their roles. Dr. Layla Khayr, LCSW, (she/her) is a clinical social worker, researcher, and educator. A school social worker by training, she spent more than eight years providing social emotional counseling, training and support in private Islamic schools. […]