On January 25th, over 50 people gathered in the School of Social Work to discuss racial justice and social work practice among a panel of social work professionals and alumni. The panel focused on racial justice education and practice, both in the classroom and in the professional world. The panelists included Yi-Chin Chen (MSW ’03) […]
Professor and Chair of the Social Welfare Policy Department Robert B. Hudson was the lead witness at a forum before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2011. The forum, “The Potential for an Aging Society,” was held to honor the 50th anniversary of the Committee’s creation in 1961. […]
Dean Gail Steketee, Ph.D., was recognized as a “renowned hoarding expert” and is quoted in the Washington Post. Dean Steketee is co-author of “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things” and said the problem can be compared to “a little bit of pack rat behavior gone haywire.” Read the full story in the Washington […]
The British Journal of Social Work has published a study, “Influential Publications in Social Work Discourse: The 100 Most Highly Cited Articles in Disciplinary Journals: 2000-09,” that includes Professor Mary Collins of the Boston University School of Social Work: #31 Collins, M.E. (2001) ‘Transition to adulthood for vulnerable youths: A review of research and implications […]