BUSSW Faculty, Students & Alums Share Expertise at 2022 NASW-MA Symposium
Faculty, students and alumni from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will share their expertise this week at the virtual 2022 Social Work Symposium hosted by the National Association of Social Workers Massachusetts Chapter (NASW-MA). Following this year’s theme, “Focusing on the Future: From Social Change to Climate Change,” members of the BUSSW community […]
4/28: Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez Moderates NASW Panel on Social Work & Environmental Justice
Professor Dawn Belkin Martinez, a researcher and expert on anti-oppressive practice, will moderate an upcoming National Association of Social Workers (NASW) panel as part of NASW’s 2022 Virtual Social Work Symposium. The session will explore why climate change is an increasingly significant health issue for communities of color and how social workers can address the […]
Tami Gouveia (SSW’01) Runs for Lt. Governor of Massachusetts
According to Tami Gouveia (SSW ‘01), social workers make ideal public servants — meaning they are perfectly suited for a career in politics. “We need to do much better by the people of the commonwealth,” Gouveia says. “We need a public health champion. Who better than a social worker?” An alumna of BU School of […]
Laura Wagner (SSW’06) Wins City Council Seat in Marlborough, Mass.
Following in a long line of politically active social workers, alumna Laura Wagner (SSW’06) will succeed Joseph Delano as city councilor for Marlborough, Massachusetts’ Ward 1, the first new councilor the ward has seen in more than a decade. As city councilor, Wagner says she will focus on improving community resources, an effort that would […]
Ada Avila (SSW’19) Advocates for Environmental Justice in Her Hometown
Ada Avila (SSW’19) was worried when she saw that after heavy rains, the basement of her childhood home in Chelsea, MA would flood with sewage—a serious threat to health. But when she learned that her family’s neighbors were also experiencing the same sanitation problem, she began to ask questions and advocate for solutions. The flooding began […]