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11/15: Julie “Jules” Netherland (SSW’95) Shares Expertise on Racialized Opioid Epidemic Responses in the United States

November 7th, 2024in Alumni, Behavioral Health: Mental Health and Substance Use, Events, Social Policy and Poverty

Julie “Jules” Netherland (SSW’95), an alum of BU School of Social Work, will share insights from their new book “Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America” at Princeton University’s Global Health Colloquium. The talk will cover how historically racialized interventions, technology, and public policy led to... More

11/21: Lecturer Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) Invited to Present Keynote Speech at Int’l Public Policy Forum in Brazil

October 31st, 2024in Alumni, Events, Faculty, Health and Public Health, PhD Program, SSW News

BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) lecturer and alum Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff (PhD’23) will be the keynote speaker at an international public policy symposium taking place in Vitória, Brazil, Nov. 21-23. In her presentation, “Building Healthy Communities: The Global is Local,” Dr. Brinkerhoff will explore migration, particularly, Brazilian migration to Massachusetts;... More

BUSSW at CSWE 2024: Faculty, Staff & Alumni Present at Nation’s Leading Social Work Education Conference, Oct. 24-27

October 17th, 2024in Alumni, CISWH, Community Engagement, Events, Faculty, Health and Public Health, Macro, PhD Program, Program Evaluation Methods, Research, Social Justice, SSW News, Students

Faculty, staff, and alumni from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will present cutting-edge research, curriculum innovations and organizational advancements to a national audience of social work educators at the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) 70th Annual Program Meeting (APM). Held October 24-27, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo., the... More

Watch The 2024 Alumni Association Awards

October 17th, 2024in Achievements, Alumni, Events, SSW News

The 2024 Alumni Association Awards, hosted by Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) and the school’s Alumni Association Board, took place on Saturday, September 28, 2024, at the BU Photonics Center. Watch the recording to relive our celebration of the 2024 award winners and hear from featured speaker Marylou... More

BUSSW Alum Mia Ocean (PhD’15) Influences California Financial Aid Policy that Promotes More Equitable Access to Education

October 10th, 2024in Alumni, Macro, Research, Social Justice, SSW News

Education opens doors to better career prospects, higher income, and personal development, allowing people to break cycles of poverty and inequality. However, many students from low-income backgrounds rely on financial aid to achieve their education goals and they are more vulnerable to losing that aid for a wider variety of... More

WLWT 5: Alum Reggie Harris (SSW’15) Accepts Position at U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

September 27th, 2024in Achievements, Alumni, Housing and Homelessness, In the Media, SSW News

Reggie Harris (SSW’15), a BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum and former Cincinnati city council member, has taken a new role as deputy assistant secretary of economic development at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In his statement announcing his departure from city council, Harris emphasized... More