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BUSSW Licensure Prep Initiative Addresses Inequity & Test Bias

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has launched a project to address inequities in social work licensure testing by providing targeted support to those who may have historically experienced barriers in testing and/or who may have encountered difficulties in test-taking, and expanding test prep for all students. The Licensing Empowerment and Achievement Initiative originated […]

Amy Yao (PhD’23) Awarded Horowitz Social Policy Award for Dissertation 

Amy Mengni Yao, a graduating doctoral candidate at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), has received the Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Award for her dissertation, “Food Insecurity and Mental Health among Urban Women, and the Effects of Policy Change during the COVID-19 Pandemic.”  The Horowitz Foundation supports projects with a social policy application […]