In the wake of the recent Grand Jury decisions not to indict the police officers who killed Eric Garner and Michael Brown, our community at BUSSW has found ways to come together for justice and healing. In Boston on December 4, students, alumni, faculty, administrators, and staff came together with thousands of others at Boston […]
On December 2, 2014, Broadway World announced the premiere of BURQ OFF!, an autobiographical one-woman show written, produced and performed by BUSSW graduate Nadia P. Manzoor. BURQ OFF! features 21 different characters and navigates the complexities of life as a modern Muslim Woman in the West. “It’s through expression and sharing of our past that we are […]
On November 30, 2014, Dan Adams of The Huffington Post published “Seven things you should know about Barry Shrage.” Shrage, the president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, has dramatically increased the organization’s assets since assuming management. Adams spoke to Shrage to learn more about his past, including his experience at the Boston University School of Social Work and […]
Governor-elect Charlie Baker recently appointed former mental health commissioner Marylou Sudders (’78) to lead his administration’s health and human services secretariat. Sudders is currently an associate professor of health and mental health at Boston College’s Graduate School of Social Work. She graduated BU School of Social Work. Sudders previously served as commissioner of mental health […]