Geoffrey Wilkinson, clinical associate professor at BU School of Social Work, has released a collection of poetry, “Confluence,” recently published by Lost Valley Press. The project was brought into fruition during his 2021 sabbatical. Wilkinson explains, “My life in social work—as a community organizer, non-profit leader, government official, and professor—is embedded throughout these poems. Confluence […]
Associate professors Ruth Paris and Margaret Lombe of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) recently joined colleagues from the BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development on a knowledge-gathering trip to Lesotho, a country in southern Africa. Their aim was to identify opportunities to build upon the work of the Lesotho Boston Health Alliance […]
Lenette Azzi-Lessing, a professor at BU School of Social Work, is co-editor of a new book about child neglect, inequity and poverty published by the Child Welfare League of America (CWLA). According to CWLA, the book is a resource for those working with children and families experiencing neglect that will help “broaden understanding of the […]
The Boston University (BU) Hub provides all students with an interdisciplinary general education. However, students and faculty across the university are calling for an antiracist requirement to the curriculum. While the Hub has taken some steps to incorporate racial studies into BU’s undergraduate education, Prof. Ashley Davis from the School of Social Work and her […]