The financial news site WalletHub examines the state of childhood poverty across the U.S. and gathers expertise and perspective from Professor Lenette Azzi-Lessing on the key factors contributing to the disparities among states. Excerpt from “2021’s States with the Most Underprivileged Children,” by Adam McCann, originally published by Wallet Hub. In an ideal world, all […]
According to BUSSW Associate Professor Daniel P. Miller, “The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about renewed attention to food insecurity, which even before this recent crisis was a persistent social problem. Though official data have not yet been released, all signs point to dramatic increases in food insecurity and other types of poverty and hardship in […]
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has appointed Dr. Margaret Lombe to its faculty as associate professor with tenure, effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Lombe, an expert in social work and global health equity, will be a part of the macro practice department. “I am thrilled to have Professor Lombe join our school,” says […]
If the COVID-19 pandemic has made one thing clear, it’s the reality that social workers are on the frontlines of healthcare—no less than doctors and nurses. Rather than treating medical symptoms, however, social workers are mitigating barriers to health, from housing to poverty to access to testing. As colleagues at the Rush University Medical Center […]