In fall 2019, the National Association of Social Workers’ Connecticut Chapter selected BUSSW alumna and former staff and faculty member Julianne Wayne as the winner of its 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award. Wayne, a field education specialist and expert in social work group practice, spent more than two decades at BUSSW as director of field education […]
Following in a long line of politically active social workers, alumna Laura Wagner (SSW’06) will succeed Joseph Delano as city councilor for Marlborough, Massachusetts’ Ward 1, the first new councilor the ward has seen in more than a decade. As city councilor, Wagner says she will focus on improving community resources, an effort that would […]
Alumna Lisa Goldblatt Grace, a graduate of BU’s dual degree program in social work and public health, leads an effort to prevent sexual exploitation with her organization, My Life My Choice. By Stephanie Ebbert, The Boston Globe | Full article A photo series lines the wall above Lisa Goldblatt Grace’s desk: Serene but haunting black-and-white scenes from […]
What does it mean to be a public health social worker? The BUSSW Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health’s project Boston University Advancing Leadership in Public Health Social Work (BU-ALPS) explores the career paths and impact of MSW/MPH alumni. Allen Jackson, MSW, MPH, Senior Researcher, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, MA Allen is a 1997/1998 alumnus of the Boston […]