Category: Faculty

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9/19: Assist. Prof. Williams Joins BU Faculty Panel Exploring Recent SCOTUS Rulings Impacting the LGBTQIA+ Community

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Assistant Professor Darien Williams will join BU faculty experts at Meeting This Moment: State and Federal Legal Landscape After Skrmetti and Mahmoud, a panel discussion exploring SCOTUS rulings that ban healthcare for transgender youth in Tennessee and LGBTQIA+ youth and K_12 curriculum, respectively.   Sponsored by the LGBTQIA+ […]

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Kim Hokanson Elected Co-chair of NASW’s National PACE Board of Trustees

Kim Hokanson, a lecturer at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), has been elected co-chair of the National Political Action for Candidate Election (PACE) Board of Trustees at the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). She also continues to serve as chair of the Massachusetts PACE Board at NASW-MA. These roles reflect her deep commitment […]

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9/24: Prof. Mary Collins Headlines Webinar in Foster Care and Higher Ed

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Professor Mary Collins is the lead presenter at the National Research Collaborative for Foster Alumni and Higher Education (NRC-FAHE) webinar series, which highlights leaders in foster care and higher education with content designed for both researchers and practitioners.  Dr. Collins will share findings from Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations Among […]

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Dr. Okuda Shares her Philosophy on Field/Practicum Education in Social Work with International Audience

Prof. Kanako Okuda from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) recently delivered an international presentation on evolving field/practicum education practices in social work education in the United States, hosted by the Kawasaki Branch of the Kanagawa Prefecture Association of Psychiatric Social Workers in Japan. Her presentation, “The Role and Education of Social Workers in the […]