Join BUSSW Alumna, Dr. Kristen Lee, for the BU webinar “Mindfulness in Today’s Changing World,” Friday, Nov. 30, 12-1pm (EST)
Dr. Lee, EdD, LICSW (SSW’00), lead faculty for Behavioral Science at Northeastern University, shares how we can use the science behind mindfulness to avoid the often mindless trappings of our modern world in this webinar from BU Educational Programs, Friday, Nov. 30 from 12-1PM. From overcoming technology overload to perfectionism to deficit thinking, find out […]
Alumni Q&A: Susan Pullen (’90)
We recently caught up with Susan Pullen. Pullen earned her MSW at BUSSW in 1990. She is currently a Behavioral Health Clinician at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Pediatric Primary Care. What made you choose BU and social work? I was really drawn to the strong urban tradition of the school, and the focus on […]
Nadia P. Manzoor’s BURQ OFF! Featured on Broadway World
On December 2, 2014, Broadway World announced the premiere of BURQ OFF!, an autobiographical one-woman show written, produced and performed by BUSSW graduate Nadia P. Manzoor. BURQ OFF! features 21 different characters and navigates the complexities of life as a modern Muslim Woman in the West. “It’s through expression and sharing of our past that we are […]
BUSSW Alumnus Barry Shrage Featured in the Boston Globe
On November 30, 2014, Dan Adams of The Huffington Post published “Seven things you should know about Barry Shrage.” Shrage, the president of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, has dramatically increased the organization’s assets since assuming management. Adams spoke to Shrage to learn more about his past, including his experience at the Boston University School of Social Work and […]
2014 Alumni Association Awards
On September 20, 2014, BUSSW faculty, family, friends, co-workers, and peers gathered to recognize four outstanding individuals during the 2014 BUSSW Alumni Association Awards. Outstanding Career in Social Work: Sally Johnson Dorothy Bergold (’81) nominated Sally Johnson (’78), clinical social worker at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and co-founder of BABIS, for the Outstanding Career in Social Work […]
BUSSSW Alumni Eugene Dawson (SSW ’66) Awarded Presidential Leadership Award for Distinguished Service by the Colorado Gerontological Society
The Colorado Gerontological Society awarded Eugene “Gene” Dawson (SSW ’66) the first Presidential Leadership Award for Distinguished Service at its annual “Salute to Seniors” Ceremony in May. The award is now titled the Eugene Dawson Presidential Leadership Award, honoring Dawson’s years of service. It will be awarded annually to esteemed recipients making extraordinary contributions to […]
BUSSW Alumna Christina M. Ciociola Named Senior Vice President at The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Effective July 28, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven named Boston University School of Social Work Alumna Christina M. Ciociola Senior Vice President for Grantmaking & Strategy. Ciociola graduated from BUSSW with a speciality in gerontology and received her MPH from Boston University School of Public Health with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics. […]
A Conversation on Community Organizing: Alumnus Greg Rosenberg Discusses His Work in Community Land Trusts
We recently sat down with alumnus Greg Rosenberg (SSW ’85) to learn more about his work in community organizing. See what he had to say… Tell us a bit about yourself. I graduated from the School of Social Work in 1985 with a degree in Community Organizing, Management and Planning (COMP), with a minor in […]