Professor Geoffrey Wilkinson Retires from BUSSW After Decades of Service
Clinical Assistant Professor Geoffrey W. Wilkinson will retire from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) at the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. A specialist in public health and the community health field, Professor Wilkinson joined BUSSW’s faculty full-time in 2014 after two decades of service as a field instructor, advisor, and adjunct instructor […]
Professor Geoffrey Wilkinson Publishes Poetry Collection, “Confluence”
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 […]
11/29: BUSSW Students & Faculty Respond to Midterm Elections at Virtual Event
The Macro Practice Department at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will host a virtual event to discuss the midterm election results and their implications for social workers. All Boston University students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. The event, titled “Following Midterm Elections: Social Work, Civic Engagement, and Continuing the Dialogue,” features […]
4/23-24: BUSSW Alumni, Faculty & Staff to Present at 2021 Civic Health Conference
Join more than half a dozen BU School of Social Work faculty, staff and alumni panelists at the 2021 Civic Health Conference on April 23-24. Hosted by VotER, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering patients through civic engagement, the two-day event is designed to connect groups in medical and social work fields to bridge the […]
WalletHub: Professor Wilkinson on Volunteering vs. Donating Money
In WalletHub, a financial advice site that features a diverse community of subject matter experts, Geoff Wilkinson – BUSSW associate professor and director of the Leadership Core at the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) – discusses the trade-offs between volunteering and making monetary donations. Excerpted from “Charity Calculator”: How should people […]
Newsweek: Professor Wilkinson in ‘Republican Group Is Recruiting Pro-Trump Doctors to Make Case for Swift Reopening’
BUSSW clinical associate professor Geoffrey Wilkinson responds to reports that President Trump’s administration handpicked medical professionals to promote a political agenda. Excerpted from “Republican Group Is Recruiting Pro-Trump Doctors to Make Case for Swift Reopening of Economy” (Newsweek): Geoffrey Wilkinson, a clinical associate professor at the Boston University School of Social Work and a former […]
Post-Election Blues (or Reds?): A Social Work Perspective on the Midterms
BUSSW talks politics at the Alumni Association event, “Post-Election Blues (or Reds?): A Social Work Perspective on the Midterms,” featuring a discussion and panel presentations from Dean Jorge Delva, Professor Betty J. Ruth and Professor Geoff Wilkinson. The event is free and open to all BUSSW alumni, students, faculty and staff. Registration is required by […]
Professor Geoff Wilkinson Takes Journey Towards Justice
Professor Geoff Wilkinson (’85) and his wife, Sally Johnson (’78), visited many sites important to the civil rights movement, in honor of the 50th anniversary of the passing of The Civil Rights Act. Read the full story in Currents.