As part of the University of Pittsburgh’s Diversity Forum 2021, Boston University School of Social Work Prof. Daniel Jacobson Lopez will present on how students, faculty, administration, and staff can support LGBT sexual assault survivors of color in higher education. Details on complications during the reporting process due to COVID-19 will also be discussed, as […]
MSW student Mae Petti (SSW’21) joins bilingual counselor and advocate Hazell Imbert to present “Supporting LGBTQ+ Survivors,” a workshop for students, staff and faculty at Boston University. Held in honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the workshop is hosted by BU’s Queer Activist Collective (“Q”) and Sexual Assault Response & Prevention Center (SARP) and led […]
The New York Times featured BUSSW alum Rebecca Minor (SSW’15), a licensed clinical social worker who works with trans youth, in an opinion piece by Alex Marzano-Lesnevich focused on defining gender during a pandemic lockdown. Excerpted from “How Do I Define My Gender if No One Is Watching Me? Without a public eye, who are we?” (The […]
A May 25 article published in BU Today explores the current discrimination and legal inequalities surrounding health and healthcare of LGBT seniors. Professor and Chair of Social Welfare Policy Robert B. Hudson was interviewed extensively in the piece titled, “LGBT Seniors, Invisible No More,” about his research on the issue. To read the full article, […]