Update (5/4/22): The Work and Family Mobility Act will go before the Massachusetts Senate this Thursday, May 5th. This historic legislation, which advocates have sought to make a reality for more than twenty years, will allow individuals to obtain a drivers license regardless of immigration status. If you support the Work and Family Mobility Act, […]
What is macro social work, and how do you know if it’s the right path for you? BU School of Social Work alum Mathias Thorpe (MSW’21) sat down with Karen Jacobs on the podcast Lifestyle by Design to discuss his journey to choosing a macro social work degree after working in the clinical social work […]
BUSSW PhD Candidate Greer Hamilton has received the Doctoral Student Award for meritorious scholarship in the social work field from the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA). This award honors PhD students who demonstrate outstanding scholarly potential in community and/or organizational practice through their dissertation, scholarly contributions, and substantial research dissemination. As a […]
According to Tami Gouveia (SSW ‘01), social workers make ideal public servants — meaning they are perfectly suited for a career in politics. “We need to do much better by the people of the commonwealth,” Gouveia says. “We need a public health champion. Who better than a social worker?” An alumna of BU School of […]