Dr. Mary E. Collins, a professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), discussed faith communities’ role in advancing compassion at a talk presented at the Woolf Institute 2025 Conference at the University of Cambridge in England. The conference engaged interdisciplinary and inter-faith scholars to address questions of faith in a world of unprecedented […]
Pres. Donald Trump’s new policies have led to heightened discrimination for trans immigrants. Many fear deportation to violent home countries where their safety is at risk, while detention centers in the U.S. often lack adequate care and expose them to dangerous conditions, contributing to preventable deaths. In an article for CNN, Prof. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez from […]
Madeline Ray (MSW’18, MPH’19), an alum of Boston University’s dual degree program in social work and public health – completed at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and BU School of Public Health (BUSPH) – received a prestigious Fulbright Research Award to examine healthcare access for non-Spanish-speaking migrants in Mexico. In collaboration with the Instituto […]
Profs. Nina Aronoff, Ashley Davis, and Hope Haslam Straughan from BU School of Social Work discuss their motivations for entering the social work field, their multigenerational friendship, and how they navigate teaching racism as white women in an episode of the podcast, StoryCorps. By sharing their unique journeys, they offer insights into how white social […]