BUSSW at CSWE 2024: Faculty, Staff & Alumni Present at Nation’s Leading Social Work Education Conference, Oct. 24-27
Faculty, staff, and alumni from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will present cutting-edge research, curriculum innovations and organizational advancements to a national audience of social work educators at the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) 70th Annual Program Meeting (APM). Held October 24-27, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo., the annual conference is the […]
Watch The 2024 Alumni Association Awards
The 2024 Alumni Association Awards, hosted by Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and the school’s Alumni Association Board, took place on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the BU Photonics Center. Watch the recording to relive our celebration of the 2024 award winners and hear from featured speaker Marylou Sudders (SSW’78), former Mass. Secretary […]
BUSSW Alum Mia Ocean (PhD’15) Influences California Financial Aid Policy that Promotes More Equitable Access to Education
Education opens doors to better career prospects, higher income, and personal development, allowing people to break cycles of poverty and inequality. However, many students from low-income backgrounds rely on financial aid to achieve their education goals and they are more vulnerable to losing that aid for a wider variety of reasons than students from different […]
The 2024 BUSSW Alumni Association Awards Celebrates Five Community Members: Photo Gallery
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) honored five members of the school community on Saturday, September 28 at the 2024 Alumni Association Awards, held during BU Alumni Weekend at the BU Photonics Center. The event featured guest speaker Marylou Sudders (SSW’78), former Mass. secretary of Health and Human Services and chair of BUSSW’s Dean’s […]
WLWT 5: Alum Reggie Harris (SSW’15) Accepts Position at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Reggie Harris (SSW’15), a BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum and former Cincinnati city council member, has taken a new role as deputy assistant secretary of economic development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In his statement announcing his departure from city council, Harris emphasized his ongoing commitment to public […]
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 […]
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 […]
Alum Jackie Jenkins-Scott (SSW’73) Receives Excellence Award from the New England Board of Higher Education
Jackie Jenkins-Scott, an alum of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and interim president of Roxbury Community College, was honored with the Massachusetts Excellence Award by the New England Board of Higher Education. Recognized for her extensive leadership in education and healthcare, Jenkins-Scott’s work has significantly impacted underserved communities by promoting equity and access to […]