6/9: PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton to Speak at Panel on Impacts of Potential Abortion Ruling
The potential overturn of Roe v. Wade has far-reaching consequences on reproductive and human rights. PhD candidate Greer Hamilton will discuss these pressing issues on a panel hosted by The Women’s Fund. The panel is part of a bi-monthly discussion meeting, titled “Wait…What?!” Hamilton’s expertise in equity, racial justice, and gender give her a nuanced […]
Professor Phillipe Copeland Named a Public Impact Scholar for BU’s Initiative on Cities
The BU Initiative on Cities (IOC) has named Professor Phillipe Copeland one of their 2022 Public Impact Scholars. Each year, the Public Impact Scholars program selects faculty from across BU to participate in an interdisciplinary cohort designed to influence positive societal change within local and state policy. As an expert in antiracist education, health equity, […]
5/23: Professor Sprague Martinez Speaks at Panel on Successful Community Partnership Research
Professor Linda Sprague Martinez will share her expertise on a Mass General Brigham panel discussing community partnerships in research. Professor Sprague Martinez’s work focuses on community-based participatory research and how community-led initiatives can help tackle health inequities. The upcoming panel, “Achieving Research Equity & Inclusion,” is a part of a two-day national conference exploring how […]
JobMakers Podcast: Lecturer Celina Miranda (SSW’01,’15) Discusses Immigrant Entrepreneurship & Community Uplift in Jamaica Plain’s Latin Quarter
Last week on the JobMakers podcast, BU School of Social Work alum and lecturer Dr. Celine Miranda (MSW’01, PhD’15) shared her experience as executive director of the Hyde Square Task Force in a conversation with host Denzil Mohammed, director of the Public Education Institute. JobMakers is a production of the Pioneer Institute and The Immigrant […]
The Daily Free Press: PhD Candidate Cristina Brinkerhoff Celebrates Victory for Undocumented Mass. Residents After Years of Advocacy
Update (5/4/22): The Work and Family Mobility Act will go before the Massachusetts Senate this Thursday, May 5th. This historic legislation, which advocates have sought to make a reality for more than twenty years, will allow individuals to obtain a drivers license regardless of immigration status. If you support the Work and Family Mobility Act, […]
PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton Recieves ACOSA Doctoral Student Award
BUSSW PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton has received the Doctoral Student Award for meritorious scholarship in the social work field from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA). This award honors PhD students who demonstrate outstanding scholarly potential in community and/or organizational practice through their dissertation, scholarly contributions, and substantial research dissemination. As a […]
Tami Gouveia (SSW’01) Runs for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
According to Tami Gouveia (SSW ‘01), social workers make ideal public servants — meaning they are perfectly suited for a career in politics. “We need to do much better by the people of the commonwealth,” Gouveia says. “We need a public health champion. Who better than a social worker?” An alumna of BU School of […]
Daily Post: Dr. Rolanda L. Ward (MSW’97, MDiv’02, PhD’09) Honored as Community Hero by National Federation for Just Communities
Dr. Rolanda L. Ward (MSW’97, MDiv’02, PhD’09), a leader in macro social work, was recognized by the National Federation for Just Communities of Western New York for her work in creating and leading the Niagara Falls Health Equity Task Force. The task force represents stakeholders from every part of the Niagara Falls community, from faith […]
Choosing a Major: Clinical or Macro? A Spotlight on Macro Social Work
Hi, I’m Lizzy. I graduated from BUSSW’s MSW program in 2018 and am currently in my last semester of the dual degree Master of Social Work/Master of Public Health Program at BUSPH. I’m also a full-time Admissions Advisor here at the School of Social Work, so you have probably heard from me before! As a […]
Professor Sprague Martinez Shares Expertise at Invitation-Only Event Commemorating Aspen Institute Report
A Nation at Hope, released in January 2019 by the Aspen Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development, spurred a national conversation about how young people learn. The central idea of the Commission’s work deeply resonated with the experience of families, educators, and community leaders alike: that children learn best when they are […]