Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) had an impressive presence at the Council for Social Work Education’s 2023 Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM). Faculty, staff, students and alumni shared their expertise on topics ranging from anti-racist group work to early childhood mental health. Saturday night’s reception drew hundreds of attendees from peer schools, social […]
BU School of Social Work alum Lisa de Saxe Zerden (PhD’09) has been named editor in chief of Social Work, the official journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). Zerden is also an associate professor at University of North Carolina School of Social Work, specializing in behavioral health workforce development and substance use […]
Two Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) alums, Madi Wachman and Jenn Valenzuela, have been promoted to leadership positions in Massachusetts state government. Madi Wachman (SSW’14), an alum of the MSW/MPH dual degree program and former assistant director of BUSSW’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health, was named director of parent, child […]
Berenecea Johnson Eanes, PhD, a 1991 graduate of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Master of Social Work program, has been named president of California State University (CSU), Los Angeles. In an article published in Diverse Education, California State University trustee Jack B. Clarke, Jr., says Eanes is a “champion of diversity, equity […]