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 […]
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 […]
As one of the nation’s top schools of social work, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, and evidence-based practice to solve the most pressing societal problems of the 21st century. BUSSW views the racial, cultural, and social diversity of our faculty, staff, and students […]
In order for policymakers to make community-informed decisions, they must understand how complex political history determines environmental health action among those communities. To illustrate this necessity, BU School of Social Work Prof. Linda Sprague Martinez, Dr. Shir Lirman Ginzburg, and Sharon Ron from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Public Health Team have used a case […]