Dean’s Message: Supreme Court Decision on the Use of Race in Admission Decisions
Dear BUSSW Community, By now you may have heard about the Supreme Court’s decision today, June 29, 2023, regarding the use of race in considering applicants’ admission to colleges and universities. This is deeply disappointing news and one that is a set back and at odds with the values and mission of BU and our […]
Dean’s Message: Longtime Clinical Associate Professor Janice Furlong Retires
Dear SSW Community, I am writing to share important news about one of our long-time faculty members — Clinical Associate Professor Janice Furlong — has announced her plan to retire from Boston University on June 30, 2022. While we are thrilled for her as she starts a new phase of life, it is bittersweet for […]
Dean’s Message: Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict
BUSSW stands in solidarity with the families of Anthony Huber, Joseph Rosenbaum, Gaige Grosskreutz, and all the victims of unjust systems and white supremacy. We are committed more than ever to our work towards social justice and to building a movement for our collective freedom. Below are resources for support, education, and taking action. In […]
The Verdict
Dear BUSSW community, As we process the news of the guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin, our thoughts are with the family of George Floyd, and all the families who have lost loved ones due to institutional racism and white supremacy. This act of accountability belongs to the movement; to the millions of people who marched, […]
Dean’s Message: Racism Claims Another Life
Dear members of the BUSSW community, Once again, racism has claimed another victim. On Sunday, April 11, 2021, a Black man named Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police in the city of Brooklyn Center, approximately 10 miles outside of Minneapolis, MN. This latest crime was committed while the trial of Derek Chauvin, […]
BUSSW Stands in Solidarity with the Asian American & Pacific Islander Community
To our BUSSW Community, Boston University’s School of School of Social Work stands in solidarity with Massachusetts AAPI community leaders in the struggle against anti-Asian racism and the recent murders in Atlanta. By signing this statement, we have joined with community partners in denouncing the violence and support the call to local, state, and federal […]
Black History Month
To the BUSSW Community: February 21 marks the anniversary of Black History Month in American history. When Carter G. Woodson originally established what was then called Black History Week in 1926, the month of February was chosen because leaders Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both shared birthdays in the month, two individuals who created […]
Dean’s Message on Washington, D.C. Situation
January 6, 2021 To our SSW Community, It is frightening to see what is happening at the Capitol this afternoon. This event, and the words and actions from some leaders leading to it, sadly remind me of what it was like growing up under a military dictatorship in Chile. The contrast between how peaceful Black […]
Dean’s Message on Presidential Election Results
November 7, 2020 Dear members of the BUSSW community, As a community rooted in the values of justice, compassion and universal well-being, we’ve felt a profound calling to reverse the many policies and programs that were put in place in the last four years that hurt so many families and communities. We’ve worried and lamented. […]
From Dean Delva: Standing Against Racism
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom It is our duty to win We must love and protect each other We have nothing to lose but our chains” –Assata Shakur May 31, 2020 Dear members of the SSW Community, It is painful to watch the recent events that continuously remind us of the […]