Doctoral Student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson Awarded Hariri Graduate Student Fellowship
Adrianna Spindle-Jackson, a second-year doctoral student at Boston University School of Social Work, has been selected by BU’s Hariri Institute for Computing as a Hariri Graduate Student Fellow. This honor is appointed to outstanding, data-driven PhD students to support their research goals and continued success in their graduate program. As part of the fellowship, Spindle-Jackson […]
Juggling Work & Grad School
Hi! My name is Dunia and I am a second-year MSW student at BU School of Social Work majoring in Clinical Practice and specializing in Behavioral Health. This is part two of my two part series all about balancing your life in grad school. If you missed part one, you can read it here. As […]
Doctoral Students Yao & Spindle-Jackson Selected for 2021 Rappaport Public Policy Fellowship
BUSSW doctoral student Adrianna Spindle-Jackson and doctoral candidate Amy Yao were selected for the Rappaport Institute’s 2021 Public Policy Summer Fellowship, a prestigious program housed at Harvard Kennedy School. The fellowship, which was founded as a means of engaging graduate-level students in public service, places fellows in paid 10-week internships at key local and state […]
Social Welfare Policy & Opioid Epidemic Featured in 2021 Student Awards
To recognize outstanding achievement among BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) students, several received awards this month for their commitment to social work education. The Lenny Bloksberg Award Miryam Gerdine, a student in BUSSW’s online program, was awarded the Lenny Bloksberg Award for Excellence in Social Policy. This award is given to a first-year student […]
Time Management Lessons for the On-Campus MSW Program
Hi! My name is Dunia H. and I graduated from Boston University School of Social Work this spring with an MSW in clinical social work practice. This is part one of my two-part series that’s all about balancing your life in grad school. In this blog, I’m going to share some advice with you on […]
Students and Faculty Honored at 2021 BUSSW Commencement
Congratulations to the BUSSW community members and graduating students who were honored at the 2021 School of Social Work Commencement! Student prizes were presented by Professor Janice Furlong: The Saul And David Bernstein Prize is awarded to a ‘group work’ student who demonstrates outstanding merit in the classroom and the field. The Herbert S. Strean […]
My Favorite MSW Courses: Racial Justice & Community Organizing
Hi, my name is Jazmine. I am a full-time Advanced Standing student majoring in Macro Practice and I’m also the lead student ambassador at BUSSW for the on-campus program. As a full-time Advanced Standing student, I have one full year from September 2020 to August 2021 to complete my MSW degree. The one-year program requires […]
4/20: MSW Student Mae Petti (SSW’21) Co-Leads Workshop ‘Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors’
MSW student Mae Petti (SSW’21) joins bilingual counselor and advocate Hazell Imbert to present “Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors,” a workshop for students, staff and faculty at Boston University. Held in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the workshop is hosted by BU’s Queer Activist Collective (“Q”) and Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center (SARP) and led […]
BU Social Work and Medical Students Provide Covid-19 Support Through THRIVE Call Center
At Boston Medical Center (BMC), the region’s largest safety-net hospital, when patients are diagnosed with COVID-19 and sent home to quarantine, they often have concerns that reach far beyond their symptoms. How will they get food and medicine if they can’t leave the house? What if they fall behind on their rent and utilities? These […]
Doctoral Student Receives Federal Grant for Research Aimed at Improving Child Care Services for Families Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence
BUSSW doctoral student Juliann Nicholson has received a prestigious two-year Child Care Policy Research Scholar grant from the Administration of Children and Families’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation for her dissertation study focused on bolstering support for mothers and children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Working with Associate Professor Yoonsook Ha as her […]