Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has launched a project to address inequities in social work licensure testing by providing targeted support to those who may have historically experienced barriers in testing and/or who may have encountered difficulties in test-taking, and expanding test prep for all students. The Licensing Empowerment and Achievement Initiative originated […]
The Boston University (BU) Hub provides all students with an interdisciplinary general education. However, students and faculty across the university are calling for an antiracist requirement to the curriculum. While the Hub has taken some steps to incorporate racial studies into BU’s undergraduate education, Prof. Ashley Davis from the School of Social Work and her […]
Prof. Phillipe Copeland from BU School of Social Work recently discussed his new anti-racist test for pop culture on WCVB’s award-winning urban public affairs show, Cityline. “The Copeland Test” looks at portrayals of racism in films and television and provides simple questions to determine whether they accurately represent racial realities. Instead of individual depictions of […]
Prof. Hyeouk Chris Hahm from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) will discuss the impact of COVID-19’s racial trauma on Asian communities for a webinar series hosted by The Lotus Project. As part of a three-part series, the presentation will cover racial trauma implications on clinical practice, and how practitioners can provide culturally sensitive support […]