Dear BUSSW Community, By now you may have heard about the Supreme Court’s decision today, June 29, 2023, regarding the use of race in considering applicants’ admission to colleges and universities. This is deeply disappointing news and one that is a set back and at odds with the values and mission of BU and our […]
Dr. Tami Gouveia, a veteran public health social worker and former Massachusetts state representative, will join the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) as its new director beginning July 1, 2023. With over two decades of policymaking and operational leadership, Dr. Gouveia will help BUSSW […]
In a Boston Globe op-ed, Emy Takinami (SSW’20), BU School of Social Work alum and Liberation Health steering committee member, and Husain Rizvi from the City School support a budget plan investing in a non police, community-based mental health crisis response. They call for the Boston City Council to override Mayor Michelle Wu’s veto of […]
To address the inequities Black patients with substance use disorder (SUD) face, Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction has spearheaded several funded initiatives featuring faculty and alumni from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW). A recent HealthCity article included Philip Reason (MSW’21, MPH’22) who co-facilitated one of the featured projects; Corinne Beaugard (PhD’23), a […]