BUSSW Professors Share Expertise at 2024 Child Welfare League of America Conference
Profs. Lenette Azzi-Lessing, Julie Springwater, and Astraea Augsberger from BU School of Social Work were featured speakers at the Child Welfare League of America’s (CWLA) national conference recently held in Washington, DC. The theme, “Creating Meaningful Change,” focused on emerging approaches to promoting child safety, permanency, and well-being with an emphasis on equity and cultural […]
5/30: Professor Hahm Moderates Panel on Korean Mental Health at Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Addressing the negative trends in a culture, alongside its successes, can help prevent social and public health crises. Professor Hyeouk Chris Hahm from BU School of Social Work focuses on this topic as the moderator for the panel “The City Talks: Korean Standards and Stigmas,” part of the “Hallyu! The Korean Wave” exhibition at the […]
BUSSW Equity & Inclusion Team Shares Expertise at First Annual BU D&I Summit
Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez, associate dean for Equity & Inclusion at BU School of Social Work, (BUSSW) will lead a panel presentation entitled Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Everywhere, detailing the School’s five-year ongoing initiative to center equity, inclusion, and justice and uplift anti-oppressive practice, at BU’s first annual D&I Summit on Friday, April 26. The […]
4/24: Professor Copeland Shares His Expertise as an Abolitionist at BU Conference on the Future of Borders
The future of local, state, and national borders as extensions of prisons and other carceral institutions will be discussed at a panel featuring Professor Phillipe Copeland from BU School of Social Work. Professor Copeland will discuss an abolitionist approach to borders and their impact on displaced people for a panel entitled “No Futures, No Borders,” […]
Photo Gallery: Hubie Jones Lecture in Urban Health 2024 with Lee Pelton
On April 2, 2024, BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) hosted the much-anticipated Hubie Jones Lecture on Urban Health. This year’s lecture featured a presentation from Lee Pelton, president and CEO of The Boston Foundation, and a conversation led by Prof. Darien Williams from BUSSW. Dean Barbara Jones was joined by Hubie Jones and his […]
Professor Gómez Explores Best Practices for Trauma & Violence Research with Black Mothers
The joint effects of COVID-19 and the racial reckoning during the pandemic have led to significant impacts on the mental health of Black mothers who are also at risk for exposure to violence at home. Professor Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work and Robert Ty Partridge from Wayne State University explore if […]
Medium: Professor Gómez Offers Insights on Black Activism, Academia & Intersectionality in New Book by BU Scholars
Professor Jennifer M. Gómez from BU School of Social Work reflects on her contributions to the recently published book ‘This Era of Black Activism’ in an interview with BU Experts’s Medium. The book, which includes a 20-year-long review of how Black activism has evolved and changed, features sections from scholars, researchers, and activists from across […]
Boston Globe: Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones & Wife Katherine Jones Celebrate Their History of Advocacy
Dean Emeritus Hubie Jones reflects on his extensive journey in social work and activism in Boston for a Black History Month profile series in the Boston Globe. The series highlights Boston-based civil rights leaders featured on the 1965 Freedom Plaza that surrounds The Embrace Memorial. Hubie and Katherine Jones were honored for their work in […]
The Brink: Professor Williams Explores Intersection of Racial & Environmental Justice
Darien Alexander Williams, PhD, an assistant professor at Boston University School of Social Work, studies the interplay between communities and their environment. In an in-depth profile published in The Brink, Professor Darien Alexander Williams shares how his personal history and his work in urban planning and community organizing led him to macro social work. Excerpt […]
TAP Magazine: Professor Copeland Shares How to Move Beyond Guilt & Racism Denial
Guilt and racism denial is common among white people and can consciously and unconsciously lead to the oppression of people of color. Professor Phillipe Copeland from BU School of Social Work shared his racial justice expertise with Austin Ratner, TAP magazine’s editor in chief. In the article, he provides clear steps on how every person […]