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 […]
BUSSW Lends Social Policy Expertise to New Doctoral Program in Ethiopia
When the University of Gondar, Ethiopia launched its doctoral social work program in 2017, it was one of only a handful of graduate social work programs nationwide. Social work is a growing, but relatively new, profession in Ethiopia, and its pioneers are currently building educational frameworks that will support the first wave of highly trained […]
BUSSW Hosts First Macro Mixer
On Wednesday, February 8, the BU School of Social Work Admissions Office hosted its first Macro Matters Mixer, an effort to raise awareness about the macro side of social work and to offer an opportunity for networking amongst various audiences. Faculty, staff, alumni and current students gathered to mix and mingle with 20 perspective macro students […]
Professor Geoff Wilkinson Takes Journey Towards Justice
Professor Geoff Wilkinson (’85) and his wife, Sally Johnson (’78), visited many sites important to the civil rights movement, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the passing of The Civil Rights Act. Read the full story in Currents.
Q&A with Erika Gaitan ’13, City Year Scholar
Each year, Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) offers three scholarships to a City Year member or alumnus who provided at least one year of service to City Year. Texas-native Erika Gaitan ’13 was selected from an international pool of candidates for a BUSSW “Give a Year” Scholarship for outstanding academic merit and commitment […]
Deciding on Grad School in Social Work and Choosing BUSSW
I developed an interest in macro social work through my previous work in psychiatric research as a financial & program manager. I was involved in grants management as well as the development of health-focused psychological interventions for inpatient populations. The experience sparked my interest in the macro-level aspects of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. I […]
Macro Social Work Practice Major Added to Online Program
BU School of Social Work recently added the Macro Social Work Practice Major to the Master of Social Work Online Program. The critical social issues at the forefront in this election year demonstrate the continuing need for skilled social workers trained to facilitate change at the larger community and organization systems level. These skills are […]
Macro Perspectives on Youths Aging Out of Foster Care Fills Key Gap in Research
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2015 Contact Rebecca Grossfield Boston University School of Social Work Phone: 617-358-5149 Email: rebdg@bu.edu Macro Perspectives on Youths Aging Out of Foster Care Fills Key Gap in Research Dr. Mary Elizabeth Collins’ New Book Focuses on Adolescents in the Care System (Boston, MA) In Dr. Mary Elizabeth Collins’ new book, […]
Professor Linda Sprague-Martinez Finalist for the Annual Ernest A. Lynton Award
New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE) and the Center for Engaged Democracy at Merrimack College announced the selection of eight finalists for the 2015 Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty. The award recognizes a faculty member, either pre-tenure or early career at tenure long-term contract institutions, […]
Alumni Q&A: Cate Johnston (’12)
“I never heard of macro social work before looking into graduate school,” Cate Johnston (’12) said. Johnston worked in nonprofit management before attending graduate school and was interested in both social work and an MBA in nonprofit management. “The School of Social Work’s program was the perfect intersection of the two fields I’m interested in,” […]