BU Today: BUSSW Offers Online Course for Understanding Structural Racism
In an effort to bridge a structural racism gap in social work and public health education, BUSSW’s Equity & Inclusion Committee developed a free online course, “Understanding Structural & Institutional Racism.” BU Today recently interviewed Prof. Dawn Belkin Martinez, dean of equity and inclusion, and PhD candidates Noor Toraif (SSW’23), and Greer Hamilton (SSW’24) on […]
PhD Candidate Noor Toraif (PhD’23) Awarded Prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship
Noor Toraif (PhD’23) has received one of the first Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowships awarded to a social work scholar. The grant supports students in their final year of work towards their dissertation. While students from social work and other disciplines have traditionally not been eligible for the award, Prof. Dan Miller, director of the BUSSW […]
Professor Augsberger & BUSSW Student Researchers Partner with BUSM and Local Youths to Explore Health Inequities During COVID-19
A research project led by Boston University’s School of Social Work and School of Medicine is bridging the gap between health care institutions and community members by implementing a citywide youth advisory board at Boston Medical Center, BU’s teaching hospital and one of the city’s top health care institutions. The youth advisory board follows a […]
Understanding Structural & Institutional Racism: BUSSW Offers Free Online Course Through Network for Professional Education
Dawn Belkin Martinez, clinical associate professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), and members of the BUSSW Equity & Inclusion committee have developed one of the first online courses to help people and organizations understand the compelling topic of structural and institutional racism. In its first free online course offering, The Network for […]
Doctoral Candidate Noor Toraif (’23) Receives SSWR’s 2022 Doctoral Fellows Award
Noor Toraif, BUSSW doctoral candidate and research fellow at the school’s Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), has received the 2022 Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Doctoral Fellows Award – recognizing and supporting doctoral students whose proposed dissertation research reflects innovative ideas and rigorous methodologies related to social work research, […]
11/3: PhD Candidate Noor Toraif Speaks About the Child Welfare System
The U.S. child welfare system has a long history with white supremacy and creating racial disparities. Learn about that history from BUSSW doctoral candidate Noor Toraif as she deconstructs dominant child welfare narratives. Her talk is part of a training series hosted by the Committee for Public Counsel Services: Children and Family Law Division. Date […]
9/8: Lightning Talks Feature PhD Candidate & Pardee Center Graduate Fellow Noor Toraif
BU School of Social Work PhD Candidate Noor Toraif is one of eight Pardee Center graduate fellows to give a lightning talk on the outcomes of their summer research. Toraif’s research focused on Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color navigating the juvenile justice system while transitioning into and out of state agencies. Date & Location […]
PhD Student Noor Toraif Awarded a Pardee Center Graduate Summer Fellowship
This summer, Doctoral Student Noor Toraif will be one of eight graduate and doctoral students to become a 2021 Pardee Center Graduate Fellow. This competitive ten-week fellowship includes a financial stipend of $6,000, structured interaction with Pardee Center affiliated faculty and research fellows, and a collegial atmosphere that fosters peer support and intellectual growth. Summer […]
Three BUSSW Students Awarded Harvard Rappaport Fellowship
BUSSW students Florence Glynn, Greer Hamilton and Noor Toraif will each lead Boston-based civil service projects as part of the Rappaport Institute’s 2020 Public Policy Fellowship. Three students from Boston University School of Social Work have been selected for the competitive Public Policy Summer Fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston: […]