Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is a co-sponsor of BU Sargent College’s 2025 Meredith E. Drench Lecture, “Variations on the Problem of Goodness,” delivered by world-renowned author Tracy Kidder. Among Tracy Kidder’s enormously influential books is “Mountains Beyond Mountains” which chronicles the extraordinary work of Dr. Paul Farmer, a pivotal figure in […]
Editor’s note [4/22/25]: The event recording is available here. The 2025 Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health with Michael Curry Our Moment to Address the “Taint of Race” in Health; If Not Now, Then When? Thursday, April 17, 2025 5:30–7:00 p.m. (ET) Hybrid (BU Photonics Center & Zoom) In-Person Location: The Photonics Center, Colloquium Room […]
Dr. Darien Alexander Williams, assistant professor of macro practice at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), was selected to join 20 other cutting-edge BU researchers as the 2025 cohort of BU Initiative on Cities’ Public Impact Scholars program. Hailing from six colleges and 13 departments across the university, Williams and his cohort will participate […]
Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez, assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), plays a leading role at the 42nd Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD), March 15-17, 2025, in Boston, Mass., co-sponsored by BUSSW. Prof. Gómez, a member of the ISSTD board of directors, will […]