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 […]
BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum Christiana Bratiotis (PhD’09) was awarded the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada, Killam Teaching Prize for her excellence in teaching and advising. The prize is the highest recognition of teaching awarded to one member of each faculty division. Awardees show leadership in teaching by promoting more equitable and […]
Prof. Ruth Paris and Greer Hamilton (PhD’23) from BU School of Social Work recently discussed why social workers are uniquely equipped to help people with their prenatal and postnatal experiences. They also explained how the overturn of Roe v. Wade has affected pregnant people, children, and the social work field. InDepth, the bi-annual magazine published […]
Students in a BUSSW Ethics class got a fun surprise when well-known actor Ted Danson Zoomed into their final class to congratulate them on their upcoming graduation. Among his many roles, Danson portrayed Michael on the popular TV show The Good Place which was used throughout the class as a jumping-off point for discussing and […]