In the Media
Korea Daily: “Black lives matter to us, too.” Nalim (Jasmin) Choi (’17, SPH ’18) participates in “Letters for Black Lives” Project
Nalim (Jasmin) Choi ('17, SPH'18) spoke with Korean-American newspaper, Korea Daily, about her participation in "Letters for Black Lives," a movement among the AAPI community to write letters for their parents (first generation immigrants) to increase awareness around anti-Blackness and structural racism. Below, find the English translation of the original article, posted... More
TakePart: ‘Worried’ About Race Relations? You’re Answering the Wrong Question
A recent Gallup poll revealed that a large number of Americans still feel a great deal of concern about race relations. In the April 13, 2016 story by TakePart, Professor Phillipe Copeland voices his thoughts on the poll results.
The Daily Free Press: “Baker-Polito announce progress of Department of Children and Families”
A March 31, 2016 story by The Daily Free Press reported the progress made in reforms to the Department of Children and Families by Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito. Associate Dean for academic affairs Mary Collins shared her opinion on the steps taken by the governor.
The Columbus Dispatch: “County program illustrates the challenge of treating hoarding”
A story published by The Columbus Dispatch on April 2, 2016, reported the efforts undertaken by the Franklin County Environmental Court to curb the growing hoarding problem in the Franklin County area. The court has been using a pioneering program developed by Dean Gail Steketee and Randy Frost, a professor of psychology at... More
US News & World Report Grad School Rankings
BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) jumped four spots in the latest ranking of the best social work graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report, rising to 12 from a previous ranking of 16. The 2017 rankings were released on March 16, 2016.
Downsizing the Home: Dr. Gail Steketee Shares Her Insights on Hoarding
BUSSW's Dean Gail Steketee discusses the difference between clutter and hoarding in her assessment of the emotional connections to items. She is highly esteemed in her field. Her work highlights her expertise in obsessive compulsive spectrum disorders. She co-authored the book, Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things, and the... More
Journal of Social Work Education: “Teaching Note—Educating Public Health Social Work Professionals: Results From an MSW/MPH Program Outcomes Study”
Clinical Professor and Director of the Dual Degree Program in Social Work and Public Health Betty J. Ruth, along with Jamie Wyatt Marshall, Esther E. M. Velásquez, and Sara S. Bachman recently published the results of their study of MSW/MPH graduates in the Journal of Social Work Education's winter 2015 issue. In... More
The New Yorker: “Let It Go”
Dean and Professor Gail Steketee, PhD, was named in Joan Acocella's article "Let it Go - Are we Becoming a Nation of Hoarders," published in The New Yorker. Here, Acocella tells the stories of her mother, Homer and Langley Collyer, and Edith Ewing Bouvier Baele and her daughter Edith, also... More
The Daily Free Press: “Initiative on Cities Addresses How Cities can be Inclusive”
Phillipe Copeland, Assistant Professor and Director of the Dual Degree Program in Social Work and Theology, joined three other expert panelists for "The Inclusive City" seminar, hosted by the Boston University Initiative on Cities On December 4, 2014. 'An inclusive city is a racially just city,' [Copeland] said. 'It’s a city where there... More
BUSSW Alumnus Barry Shrage Featured in the Boston Globe
On November 30, 2014, Dan Adams of The Huffington Post published "Seven things you should know about Barry Shrage." Shrage, the president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, has dramatically increased the organization's assets since assuming management. Adams spoke to Shrage to learn more about his past, including his experience at the Boston University School... More