Three Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions Open at BUSSW
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 […]
BUSPH Public Health Post: Professor Sprague Martinez & Colleagues Study Relationship between Political History & Policy
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 Professor Linda Sprague Martinez, Dr. Shir Lirman Ginzburg, and Sharon Ron from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s Public Health Team have used a case […]
Ada Avila (SSW’19) Advocates for Environmental Justice in Her Hometown
Ada Avila (SSW’19) was worried when she saw that after heavy rains, the basement of her childhood home in Chelsea, MA would flood with sewage—a serious threat to health. But when she learned that her family’s neighbors were also experiencing the same sanitation problem, she began to ask questions and advocate for solutions. The flooding began […]
SSW Steps Up to Climate Change Challenge
Competing against 16 other colleges within Boston University, 45 School of Social Work faculty, staff, and student members won Sustainability@BU’s first Carbonrally environmental challenge. The new monthly contest seeks to reduce the University’s environmental footprint through campus infrastructure upgrades and by connecting faculty, staff, and students to partake in and support these efforts. Co-sponsored by […]