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PhD Student & Alum Join Prof. Paris in Finland to Present at World Association for Infant Mental Health’s World Congress 

September 12th, 2024in Alumni, PhD Program, SSW News

CORRECTION [9/16/24]: ECCT was previously misattributed to Prof. Ruth Paris due to author error. ECCT was developed by Jewish Family and Children’s Service. Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) doctoral candidate Yibin Yang joined Prof. Ruth Paris and PhD alum Mihoko Maru (PhD’20) in Tampere, Finland to present posters at... More

Alum Jackie Jenkins-Scott (SSW’73) Receives Excellence Award from the New England Board of Higher Education

June 18th, 2024in Achievements, Alumni, SSW News

Jackie Jenkins-Scott, an alum of BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and interim president of Roxbury Community College, was honored with the Massachusetts Excellence Award by the New England Board of Higher Education. Recognized for her extensive leadership in education and healthcare, Jenkins-Scott's work has significantly impacted underserved communities by... More

Inquest: BUSSW Alum Chronicles Campaign for Non-Police Mental Health Crisis Response in Boston

In an article published in Inquest, BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum Emy Takinami (MSW’20) and Husain Rizvi share the backstory of an evolving campaign to establish community-based mental health crisis response in Boston, led by the Boston Liberation Health (BLH) Group and The City School. Excerpted from “A Safer, More

BUSSW Commencement 2024: Photo Gallery & Recap

June 3rd, 2024in Alumni, SSW News, Students

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) celebrated its newest class of MSW and PhD graduates at the 2024 BUSSW Commencement Ceremony, May 16th. Graduating students from the online and off-campus programs joined their Charles River classmates at the main Boston University campus for the big event, and loved ones... More

Prof. Hahm & Alum Suk-hee Kim (SSW’01) Lead Panel on Social Work Education Leadership at KASWEA Spring Forum

May 30th, 2024in Alumni, Events, Faculty, SSW News

The Korean American Social Work Educators Association (KASWEA) 2024 Spring Forum brought together two members of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) community for a panel discussion about assuming administrative and leadership roles in social work education.  Hyeouk Chris Hahm, a professor and associate dean for research at BUSSW, More