BU Today: Cassandra Clay (SSW’79) Joins BU’s Board of Trustees
Cassandra Clay (SSW’79), private practice counselor, former BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) professor and clinical practice chair, and early contributor to the Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education program (BRIDGE) was recently elected to Boston University’s Board of Trustees. “While this is a challenging time for higher education, it is also an exciting time at Boston University with new technologies, increased teaching methodologies, a return to campus life and the implementation of a new strategic plan,” said Clay. “I look forward to engaging the university on a number of issues including financial support for students, student mental health and the strategic priority associated with diversity, inclusion and equity. I am honored to follow on the heels of outgoing Vice-Chair of the Board of Trustees, Carla Meyer, who is also a social worker. I have no doubt that my social work training will guide me in upcoming discussions and deliberations.”
In addition to her new role on BU’s Board of Trustees, Clay will continue as a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at BUSSW. “We are thrilled that Cassandra is joining BU’s Board of Trustees,” says Dean Jorge Delva. “Her extensive knowledge about BU, universities in general, and her professional social work experiences will provide added value to the Board.”
Excerpt from “Three New Members Join BU’s Board of Trustees” originally published in BU Today:
‘The wealth of knowledge and experience that Maureen, Cassandra, Joe, Julia, Jennifer, and Collin will bring to the leadership of Boston University is truly outstanding,’ says Kenneth Feld, chairman of the Board of Trustees…
Cassandra Clay is a Boston University School of Social Work professor emerita and former clinical practice chair; she joined the SSW faculty in 1986. She maintains a behavioral health, coaching, and consulting practice in Boston. Clay also consults for the Executive Service Corps of New England, which provides strategic planning and management services to other nonprofits in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. She has also been affiliated with Casey Family Programs, a nonprofit that provides consultation services and support to public child welfare agencies; the Center for Social Policy at Umass/Boston; and Higher Ground, an organization focusing on improving educational outcomes in communities of color in Boston. She serves as a board member of Metro Housing Boston and chairs its newly formed diversity, equity, and inclusion committee.
Clay was a member of the BU Advisory Board from 2011 to 2021 and serves on the SSW Dean’s Advisory Board. She co-chaired the school’s capital campaign, and in 2003, received awards from both BU and the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers for her contributions to social work education.”
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