Professor Williams Chosen for Prestigious Fellowship to Study How Black Muslim Communities Shaped America’s Cities
Out of 1,000+ applicants, Williams was chosen to join scholars from across the humanities and social sciences for a ten-week residency at the Camargo Foundation.
BU Institute for Sustainability: Meet the BUSSW Professor Rethinking How Researchers Work with Communities During Natural Disaster Recovery
The piece spotlights Williams’ work at the intersection of climate justice, emergency management, and community-based research, and the relationship-driven model he’s building to ensure that disaster recovery benefits everyone.
BUSSW Co-Hosts International Social Work Conference on Advancing Sustainable Development in Zambia
In January 2027, a global community of social workers, scholars, and change-makers will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, for an international conference centered on social work’s role in advancing sustainable development.
BU Today: BUSSW Student Tackles Textile Waste with Sustainable Solution
Maria Gorret Nampiima (STH’26, SSW’26) is featured in BU Today for her innovative program changing textile waste into community care.
Professor 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 […]
BU Today: Professor Williams Shares Expertise on Long-Term Solutions to Natural Disasters
In light of recent natural disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires, policy makers in the U.S. are looking for effective ways to enhance climate change preparedness. Professor Darien Alexander Williams from BU School of Social Work explains that this work involves systemic changes, including rethinking land development and considering climate change when urban planning. Excerpt […]
The Brink: Professor Williams Explores Intersection of Racial & Environmental Justice
Darien Alexander Williams, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, studies the interplay between communities and their environment. In an in-depth profile published in The Brink, Professor Darien Alexander Williams shares how his personal history and his work in urban planning and community organizing led him to macro social work. Excerpt […]
Darien Alexander Williams Joins BUSSW as Assistant Professor
Darien Alexander Williams will join Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) in July 2023 as an assistant professor in the School’s Macro Department. Williams’s expertise in climate and environmental justice will greatly expand the BUSSW’s focus on these issues as climate change’s impact on communities continues to grow. Williams focuses on racial justice and […]
Emerging Scholars Speak at BUSSW Social Work, Climate & Environmental Justice Event
As part of its strategic goal to address climate and environmental justice through social work and champion the work of scholars who are underrepresented in academia, BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) hosted the Emerging Scholars Colloquium in Social Work, Climate & Environmental Justice. Moderated by Daniel Jacobson López, an assistant professor at BUSSW, the […]
Faculty Bring Climate Justice Experts to BUSSW
As part of its strategic goal to prioritize climate action and its commitment to support representation from underrepresented communities, the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Equity & Inclusion Committee is launching an emerging scholars program on the role of social work in climate justice. The program, which will take place during the 2022–2023 […]