This summer, Doctoral Student Noor Toraif will be one of eight graduate and doctoral students to become a 2021 Pardee Center Graduate Fellow. This competitive ten-week fellowship includes a financial stipend of $6,000, structured interaction with Pardee Center affiliated faculty and research fellows, and a collegial atmosphere that fosters peer support and intellectual growth. Summer […]
Cristina Brinkerhoff, doctoral candidate at BUSSW, knows the mobility struggle well. She was undocumented for seven years and had been afraid to drive herself. With 78% of Massachusetts workers needing to drive to work, the ability to get a license is essential. According to an opinion piece in The Boston Globe, the goal of the […]
BUSSW doctoral program graduate Grace Gowdy (SSW’19) and professors Renée Spencer and Daniel P. Miller lead new research on characteristics associated with informal mentorship By Maura King Scully “It takes a village to raise a child.” The African proverb, connoting the importance of adult involvement beyond parents for children’s healthy growth, is well known. What is lesser known is […]
BUSSW doctoral candidate Mihoko Maru’s research on Asian-American parent-child relationships informs a personal essay about the difference between filial piety and filial harm. By Doris Lam, VICE Growing up, I’ve always been scared of leaving my bedroom. I knew my parents were always on the other side of the door, a long list of accusatory […]