SSW Welcomes New Director of Development
After an extended vacancy, we are pleased to announce the arrival of alumna Terry Moynahan (SSW’04) as the School’s new Director of Development. Terry officially joins the School of Social Work on January 31. Terry returns to BU after serving as Major Gifts Officer at Project Hope in Roxbury, MA, where she led the launch […]
Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones Awarded $50,000 Purpose Prize
In recognition for his work with numerous Boston organizations and as an advocate for equality across the city’s public school system, School of Social Work Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones was selected from a pool of over 1,400 nominees as one of ten winners for the 2010 Purpose Prize. The Purpose Prize awards people over the […]
Examining the Effects of Deployment on Military Families
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry publishes article by Boston University School of Social Work research team On October 7, 2001 the United States entered a war in Afghanistan. Nine years later, the U.S. military is deployed in two oversea wars. Mental health professionals are turning their attention to service members, who are deploying more frequently and […]
SSW To Be Well-Represented at 138th APHA Meeting & Exposition
This November, the nation’s experts in public health will meet at the 138th Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting & Exposition in Denver. Among them, over 20 faculty members, students and alumni will represent the School of Social Work. According to the APHA website, the APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition is the oldest […]
This Could Be You: The Many Faces of Social Work [VIDEO]
The NASW-MA Social Work Reinvestment (SWRI) Task Force presents “The Many Faces of Social Work: This Could Be You,” a new resource for high school social workers and adjustment counselors to introduce social work as a career choice. The video, couresty of the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, features six School […]
SSW Faculty Grant to Focus on Childhood Maltreatment and Substance Abuse
According to a small number of previous studies, abused youth are two to four times more likely to binge drink, become dependent on drugs and develop addictive behaviors as young adults. Despite the alarming statistics, few groups in the country are focusing on these issues. Alongside the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Professor Sunny […]
School of Social Work Dean Emeriti Honored
Two School of Social Work dean emeriti have been honored for their lifetime contributions to the field of Social Work. Dean Emeriti Hubie Jones was awarded the 2010 Purpose Prize and Dean Emeriti Wilma Peebles-Wilkins (left), Jones’ successor, was honored with an Alumni Achievement Award from the School of Education at the University of North […]
Alumni, Staff to be Honored at Alumni Awards Ceremony
The Boston University School of Social Work Alumni Association is pleased to announce the 2010 Alumni Association Award recipients. The Association has selected Kendall Snow (’64) for Outstanding Career in Social Work; Guy Apollon (’96) and Myrtise Kretsedemas (’97) as joint recipients for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Social Work; Carly Burton for the […]
La Alianza Hispana Honors Luz Lopez
Assistant Professor Luz López has been chosen to receive one of the “Women of Courage” awards given annually by La Alianza Hispana. López will receive the award at an awards ceremony at the Association’s second annual “Women of Courage” event at the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in Boston on Thursday, June 3. According […]
CHRISTIANA BRATIOTIS RECEIVES TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Christiana Bratiotis, postdoctoral fellow and adjunct professor of clinical practice, has been awarded the 2010 School of Social Work Teaching Excellence Award. An Adjunct Lecturer in Social Welfare Policy, Mental Health Policy and Clinical Practice at the School’s Charles River, Fall River and Cape Cod campuses, she will receive her award at the School’s commencement […]