Category: Children, Youth, and Families

Daniel P. Miller BUSSW

U.S. News: An Opinion Piece from Professor Miller Makes Clear, “Hunger Doesn’t Pause for Politics”

An article from Professor Dan Miller at Boston University School of Social Work titled, Millions of Children and Working Americans Will Go Hungry if the Government Doesn’t Act Soon is featured in U.S. News, reminding us that the suspension of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits reveals how fragile America’s social safety net has become.   Professor Miller notes, “When we talk about hunger in this […]

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9/19: Assist. Prof. Williams Joins BU Faculty Panel Exploring Recent SCOTUS Rulings Impacting the LGBTQIA+ Community

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Assistant Professor Darien Williams will join BU faculty experts at Meeting This Moment: State and Federal Legal Landscape After Skrmetti and Mahmoud, a panel discussion exploring SCOTUS rulings that ban healthcare for transgender youth in Tennessee and LGBTQIA+ youth and K_12 curriculum, respectively.   Sponsored by the LGBTQIA+ […]

Prof. Mary Collins

9/24: Prof. Mary Collins Headlines Webinar in Foster Care and Higher Ed

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Professor Mary Collins is the lead presenter at the National Research Collaborative for Foster Alumni and Higher Education (NRC-FAHE) webinar series, which highlights leaders in foster care and higher education with content designed for both researchers and practitioners.  Dr. Collins will share findings from Post-Secondary Educational Aspirations Among […]