Boston University is hosting a free webinar for BU alumni, students, faculty and staff titled “Social Cultural Impact of COVID-19 on the Latinx Community.” Luz López, BUSSW clinical professor and director of the Global Health Core at the Center for Innovation in Social Work and Health, will co-lead the webinar with alumnus Wilfred W. Labiosa, PhD (CAS’93), co-founder and […]
Asian American faculty members at BUSSW release a Statement of Solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement We, as Asian American scholars at Boston University School of Social Work, are outraged by and share enormous pain and sorrow in the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and a countless number of Black people […]
In Bustle’s “How To Confront People On Social Media About Racist Comments,” Assistant Professor Rob Eschmann explains why microaggresssions on the internet affect how we respond to racism. Excerpted from Bustle – “All the research on microaggressions shows that when people say things that are subtly racist, the most common response is to not respond,” Rob Eschmann Ph.D., assistant professor […]
Join BU School of Social Work professor Phillipe Copeland at Lasell University, Feb. 20, for a talk about the past, present and future of the Black Lives Movement that emerged in the 2010’s. Copeland’s presentation, titled “From Trayvon to 2020 and Beyond,” is sponsored by the Donahue Institute for Ethics, Diversity & Inclusion. All are […]