2018

2018 News Archive

Dean Gautam N. Yadama

From the Dean’s Desk

December 19, 2018
Rocío Calvo

Calvo elected President of Association of Latina/o Social Work Educators

December 19, 2018
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Jesuit Refugee Service and BCSSW: A Longstanding Partnership

December 19, 2018
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BCSSW alumni improve Latinx lives in East Boston

December 14, 2018
Anju Lamichhane

Dispatches from the Field: Anju Lamichhane

November 27, 2018
Associate Professor Vincent Fusaro

The Big Picture: A Conversation with Vincent Fusaro About Poverty and Large-Scale Systems

November 14, 2018
Therapy dogs at the School of Social Work Library provide respite during a busy semester

Dog Days

November 09, 2018
Sonie Johnson

Meet Second-Year Student Sonie Johnson

November 09, 2018
Olga Paz

MSW and PhD Students Win 2018 CSWE Minority Fellowships

November 06, 2018
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R&R and Real Talk

November 02, 2018
Dean Gautam N. Yadama

From the Dean’s Desk

October 29, 2018
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BCSSW Presentations at the Council on Social Work Education’s Annual Program Meeting 2018

October 29, 2018
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BC Partners with NIH to Utilize Systems Approaches for Environmental Health Solutions

October 29, 2018
Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes

The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) has elected Professor Marcie Pitt-Catsouphes a Fellow

October 12, 2018
Scott Easton

Examining Quality of Life for Palestinian Social Workers

October 11, 2018
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Meet BCSSW’s Newest Faculty

October 03, 2018
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Thomas Crea Discusses NIH Grant, Current Projects, and New Research Methods

October 02, 2018
James E. Lubben

James E. Lubben Named Professor Emeritus

September 24, 2018
Social Work presentation

Building Capacity in Systems Science

July 25, 2018
Dean Gautam N. Yadama

From the Dean’s Desk

June 27, 2018
Katie McInnis-Dittrich

Honoring Retiring Faculty

June 25, 2018
Thanh Tran

BCSSW Faculty Honored for Outstanding Contributions

June 13, 2018
2017-18 Global Practice concentration cohort

Preparing for Careers in International Social Work

May 18, 2018
Community-Based Participatory Research course

Learning Through Community Engagement

May 02, 2018
Jackie Loo

BCSSW Delivers Report on Catholic Social Innovation & the Refugee Crisis to FADICA

April 26, 2018
Kerri Evans and Abril Harris

Fellowships Support Doctoral Research

April 24, 2018
BCSSW Associate Professor Susan Tohn

Tohn to Pilot Solution-Focused Therapy Workshops in Spanish

March 26, 2018
Dean Gautam N. Yadama

From the Dean’s Desk

March 19, 2018
Yvonne Castaneda

Dispatches from the Field: Yvonne Castaneda

March 16, 2018
Interdisciplinary course participants in India

New Interdisciplinary Course Offered in Partnership with BC’s Carroll School of Management

March 12, 2018
David Takeuchi and Theresa Betancourt

BCSSW Launches Collaborative Grants and Research Initiative

March 07, 2018
Ryan Mossman with students at Greater Lawrence Technical School

Dispatches from the Field: Ryan Mossman

February 13, 2018
Safadi accepted her award via video from Doha, Qatar

Meet Distinguished Recent Alumna Najwa Sado Safadi

February 08, 2018
BCSSW contributors to Grand Challenges for Social Work and Society (left to right): Erika Sabbath, Ruth McRoy, Stephanie Berzin, Jacquelyn James, Rocio Calvo, Jim Lubben, and Christina Matz-Costa. Not pictured: Carrie Johnson (Photo courtesy Gary Wayne Gilbert)

BCSSW Faculty Leaves Significant Imprint on Social Work Grand Challenges Book

January 31, 2018
Praveen Kumar in class

Meet Praveen Kumar, BCSSW Assistant Professor of Global Practice

January 31, 2018
Mitzi Peterson

Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Mitzi Peterson Talks with the Fellow Graduate who Nominated Her, Joseph Zimakas

January 25, 2018
CHA colleagues Jaime Lederer, James Figueiredo, Hugo Rengifo, and Katie Teague

Dispatches from the Field: Katelyn Teague

January 09, 2018
Laura Connors

Dispatches from the Field: Laura Connors, MSW '10

December 15, 2017
Erika Sabbath

Workplace Sexual Harassment Is a Public Health Issue

December 01, 2017
Jessica Shaw

Shaw Is First BCSSW Researcher to Receive Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice

November 20, 2017
Robert Rosales

PhD Publication Spotlight: Robert Rosales on Latinos’ Underuse of Mental Health Services

November 08, 2017
Scott Easton

Building Knowledge for Recovery: Easton Characterizes Existing Research on Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

October 30, 2017
The Lancet study offers recommendations about how to begin to solve the problem of pollution on a global scale. (Photo courtesy Larry C. Price)

Yadama and Fellow Lancet Commissioners Release Groundbreaking Global Analysis on Pollution

October 20, 2017
Bisrat Abebe

Alumni Profile: Bisrat Abebe ’05, Assistant Dean of MIT’s Student Support Services

October 13, 2017
Walsh and Yadama visit with Governor Charlie Baker, Secretary Marylou Sudders.

Yadama and Walsh Visit with Governor Baker to Address Opioid Addiction

October 11, 2017
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Theresa S. Betancourt is inaugural Salem Professor

September 28, 2017
One current collaborative project between IITB and BCSSW is addressing the 244 million people living in India who lack regular access to electricity.

BCSSW Leads Partnership between Boston College and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

September 15, 2017
The cohort gathers in front of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, Chile.

From Boston to Santiago: BCSSW Students Collaborate with Chilean Peers on Innovative Community Development Project

August 24, 2017
Jessica Shaw

Faculty Publication Spotlight: Jessica Shaw on Why Sexual Assault Kits Are Not Submitted for DNA Testing

August 01, 2017
Students studying

BCSSW Research Project Broadens Budding Relationship with Catholic Charities

July 20, 2017
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BCSSW Alumni Fulfill Prestigious Catholic Relief Services Fellowships in Africa

July 17, 2017
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IF Challenge Winning Projects Come to Fruition

June 29, 2017
Rocío Calvo and Victor Figuereo

PhD Candidate Addresses the Racialization of Latinos through Innovative Research

June 23, 2017
2017 Rappaport Institute public policy fellows

BCSSW Students Named Harvard Public Policy Fellows for 3rd Straight Year

June 02, 2017
The Palacio de Bellas Artes

Dispatches from the Field: Samantha Williams in Mexico City

May 26, 2017
Jessica Black with neuroscience alumni Stephanie Brueck and Matt Pecoraro

Neuroscience Alumni Build Networks Between the Brain and Social Work

May 25, 2017
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Dispatches from the Field: Skylar Chew from Lesvos, Greece

May 12, 2017
BCSSW Dean Gautam Yadama with Nowlin, ICW’s Jermaine and Averick, Feinman, Durkin, Dearing, and Berzin.

Third Annual Innovation Symposium Taps Boston Leaders for Novel Solutions in Changemaking

May 10, 2017
Bella meets her friend Haeng’s dad in his village.

Dispatches from the Field: Krystalbella Murnane-Victorelli from Cambodia

May 08, 2017
Pam Cross wins Pinderhughes Fellowship award

Boston Media Legend Pam Cross Delivers Annual Pinderhughes Diversity Lecture

May 05, 2017
YMCA staffers

Big Brothers Big Sisters VP of Marketing is Latest BCSSW Innovation Speaker

April 26, 2017
Greece

Global Field Ed Dispatches: Successes and Relationships (Greece)

April 25, 2017
Drinking Kenyan tea during tea break out of my favorite mug.

Global Field Ed Dispatches: The Placement (Nairobi, Kenya)

April 10, 2017
Skylar on top of the ancient castle of Mytilini looking over the city.

Global Field Ed Dispatches: The Placement (Greece)

April 07, 2017
RISE3 Symposium VIPs (left to right) Tiziana Dearing, Steve Poftak, Aden Van Knoppen, Summer Hawkins, Wayne Ysaguirre, and David Takeuchi

RISE3 Publishes Data-Driven Reports from Partnership with Obama White House

April 05, 2017
Dearing and Cronin

Dearing and Cronin Debut Top-Ranked Book in Business Ethics: Managing for Social Impact

March 09, 2017
Nick Teich and Erika Sabbath

Distinguished Alumnus Nick Teich Builds Inclusive Camps for Marginalized Youth

February 27, 2017
Ayanna Pressley

A Path Forward: Ayanna Pressley Ensures that a Diversity of Voices Are Heard in Boston

February 08, 2017
David Takeuchi and Tiziana Dearing representing BC Social Work initiative RISE at The White House, March 7, 2016.

BCSSW Launches RISE Initiative to Address Race, Place, & Poverty

March 09, 2016
Melissa Bartholomew

MSW/PhD Student Melissa Bartholomew Dedicates Her Life’s Work to Racial Healing

February 24, 2016
Brian Gonsalves, Director of Student Support Services at Boston Green Academy

Dispatches from the Field: Brian Gonsalves, Boston Green Academy

January 08, 2016
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event last month addressing domestic violence and sexual assault. Incoming BCSSW Professor Jessica Shaw also presented at the event (photo courtesy Angela Williamson).

Jessica Shaw Presents Research at the White House

November 23, 2015
The Rev. Dr. Gregory Groover visited BCSSW to offer his reflections on the Emanuel AME Church shooting.

Groover Calls for ‘Passionate Activists for Justice’ in Response to Emanuel Church Tragedy

November 16, 2015
Jessica Black

BCSSW Convenes First-of-its-kind Neuroscience-Social Work Symposium

October 15, 2015
Sue Chandler, Executive Director of DOVE, Inc.

Dispatches from the Field: Sue Chandler, DOVE Inc.

June 08, 2015
Jessica Black

Black Forges New Space Between Neuroscience & Social Work

March 23, 2015
Cindy Gordon, Clinical Director, Adult Behavioral Health and Psychiatric Emergency Services at Boston Medical Center

Dispatches from the Field: Cindy Gordon, Boston Medical Center

March 03, 2015
Scott Easton

Easton Awarded NIA Grant to Study Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse

October 06, 2014
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