Research shows that Black Americans have experienced disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization and death, and that the psychological and developmental effects are enduring, even as some Americans attempt to move on from the pandemic. In her POV for The Brink, Assistant Professor Judith C. Scott of BU School of Social Work outlines how the […]
Discussing racism with a racism denier can feel impossible without the right tools. Whether used as a political strategy or a coping mechanism, racism denial is used to minimize the experience of people of color and maintain a white supremacist society. In an op-ed for The Boston Globe’s Emancipator, BU School of Social Work Prof. […]
While a quarter of men in the United States have experienced some form of sexual violence, societal expectations of masculinity often prevent survivors from getting the help they need to heal. Even discussions that do include male sexual assault survivors tend to only focus on the experiences of white men and boys. In a recent […]
Standardized testing has increasingly been scrutinized as part of the education application review process, and many universities have opted to drop requirements for test scores. While the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) can determine admission decisions for graduate degrees, the test requires hours of studying, payment to take the test, transportation to and from testing centers, […]
