Category: Community Engagement

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BUSSW Lecturer Cristina Brinkerhoff Testifies on Behalf of the Safe Communities Act

Cristina Brinkerhoff, lecturer at Boston University’s School of Social Work (BUSSW), testifies on Nov. 25 in Massachusetts on behalf of the Safe Communities Act (S.1681) (Sens. Eldridge and Miranda), H.2580 (Reps. Cruz and Sousa).  The Safe Communities Act is focused on limiting local law enforcement involvement in federal immigration enforcement. By preventing local police from acting […]

BUSSW at CSWE 2024: Faculty, Staff & Alumni Present at Nation’s Leading Social Work Education Conference, Oct. 24-27

Faculty, staff, and alumni from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will present cutting-edge research, curriculum innovations and organizational advancements to a national audience of social work educators at the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) 70th Annual Program Meeting (APM). Held October 24-27, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo., the annual conference is the […]

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Profs. Alvarez-Hernandez & Sprague Martinez Receive FDA Grant to Increase Spanish-Speaking Participants in Clinical Research

Language diversity in the U.S. is rarely represented in clinical trials, which rely mostly on English-speaking participants. In a significant step towards enhancing health equity, Profs. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and Linda Sprague Martinez from the University of Connecticut received the FDA Health Equity Innovation Award to fund a […]

Mary Collins and Astraea Augsberger

Profs. Augsberger & Collins Contribute Chapter on Youth Policy Advocacy for the Cambridge Handbook of Community Empowerment

The Cambridge Handbook of Community Empowerment is focused on helping communities influence and change the policy structures that affect their lives. Profs. Astraea Augsberger and Mary Elizabeth Collins, both experts on youth engagement, authored a chapter of the handbook, entitled “Youth Policy Advocacy in Municipal Governance.”  In the chapter, the authors analyze scholarly literature about […]