Professor Mary E. Collins of Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has launched a new research project that explores career pathways for “disconnected youth” – young people who aren’t employed or in school – thanks to grant funding from the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Collins and colleague Ashley Palmer […]
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) had an impressive presence at the Council for Social Work Education’s 2023 Annual Program Meeting (CSWE APM). Faculty, staff, students and alumni shared their expertise on topics ranging from anti-racist group work to early childhood mental health. Saturday night’s reception drew hundreds of attendees from peer schools, social […]
“When Enough Became Too Much: Institutional Betrayal, Resignation, & Institutional Courage for Change,” an essay authored by Prof. Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is featured in a special issue of The ADVANCE Journal. The essay details the interpersonal and systemic discrimination she experienced at her former institution, while offering institutionally […]
Each month, the BU Center for Innovation in Social Science (CISS) highlights an affiliated professor who works with the center. Prof. Jacobson López from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) was recently awarded a CISS grant to examine ways to improve healthcare services for gay and bisexual Black and/or Latino male sexual assault survivors. In […]