Professor Melvin Delgado Retires from BUSSW, Named Professor Emeritus
Prolific social work researcher and author Melvin Delgado will retire from his role as professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) this June after more than forty years on the School’s faculty. He will be awarded the professor emeritus title upon retirement as a recognition by BU for his lifetime contributions to the […]
Professor Melvin Delgado Publishes New Book
Professor Melvin Delgado’s latest book, Celebrating Urban Community Life: Fairs, Festivals, Parades, and Community Practice, was published by University of Toronto press in April 2016. A comprehensive guide to understanding and enhancing communal celebrations, Celebrating Urban Community Life utilizes case studies from New York, San Francisco, and Toronto and examines the role of celebrations in enriching community. “Celebrations […]
Professor Melvin Delgado Authors Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work
Melvin Delgado, professor and chair of Macro Practice at BUSSW, recently authored the book Social Justice and the Urban Obesity Crisis: Implications for Social Work. In his new book, Dr. Delgado focuses on urban obesity in populations of color—among the hardest hit in the United States—and dissects the issue from individual, family, group, community, and […]
Latino Small Businesses and the American Dream: Community Social Work Practice and Economic and Social Development
Latino small businesses provide social, economic, and cultural comfort to their communities. They are also excellent facilitators of community capacity—a major component of effective social work practice. Social work practitioners have a vested interest in seeing such businesses grow, not only among Latinos but all communities of color. Reviewing the latest research on formal and […]