Category: Social Policy and Poverty

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Prof. Williams Joins BU Initiative on Cities’ 2025 Public Impact Scholars Cohort

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 […]

Photo Gallery: “Research in Action: Economic Insecurity Across a Lifespan”

On March 3, six faculty researchers from the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) presented critical findings on how early exposure to economic hardship during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood can shape long-term economic and health outcomes.  The event, held at BU’s Photonics Center , featured lightning talk presentations and a panel discussion, offering […]

BUSSW Professor Mary E. Collins, PhD (left) with Naz Asghar, UK Project Manager for Action for Humanity, and session chair Jehangir Malik, OBE at the 2025 Woolf Institute Conference.

Prof. Collins Discusses Opportunities for Faith Communities to Act on Migration at Woolf Institute Conference

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 […]

Close up of a Young family having breakfast and going over their bills and home finances on the laptop

3/3: Research in Action at BUSSW – Economic Insecurity Across a Lifetime

BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) is proud to present Research in Action: Economic Insecurity Across a Lifetime, a compelling presentation of lightning talks from six BUSSW researchers who will present critical findings that explore policy solutions aimed at breaking cycles of economic insecurity.  Event Date & Location  March 3, 2025 5:30-6:45 pm (EST) l […]