Professor Berzin receives award for best article in "Social Service Review"
GSSW Assistant Professor Stephanie Berzin, Chair of the CYF concentration, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2009 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize. The prize is awarded annually to the best article published in Social Service Review.
Read article here: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/ssr/2008/82/2
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Cash & Counseling program receives $4.75 million Grant
Cash & Counseling, a health care choice program for the elderly and people with disabilities, headed by GSSW professor Kevin Mahoney, has been awarded a $4.75 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The grant will provide funding for research and the establishment of a technical assistance center for C&C as it continues to expand its national profile. See BC Chronicle for full story.
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Professor Lubben appointed Director of Institute on Aging
Professor James Lubben, the Louise McMahon Ahearn Professor in the Graduate School of Social Work has been appointed Director of the new Institute on Aging at Boston College.
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GSSW Alum Cited for Contributions to the Public Good
Erin Mone BC MSW '99, deputy director for Cost Rican, US Peace Corps, was cited by this year's Graduate Education and the Public Good Report for her activities focused on the prevention of child sexual exploitation more »
Center on Aging & Work receives $3.5 million from Sloan Foundation
The Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College has received its second major grant in the amount of $3.5 Million from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. more »
GSSW's "Rise to the Top" featured in University Newspaper
GSSW Dean Alberto Godenzi was interviewed in the BC Chronicle where he discussed the recent successes and future goals of the school. more »
GSSW Dean elected President of NADD
GSSW Dean Alberto Godenzi was elected president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD) more »
GSSW students receive Massachusetts Gerontology Association Awards
Five GSSW students in the Older Adult/Families concentration won awards at this yearÂ’s Massachusetts Gerontology Association meeting in both the Student Paper and Poster competitions. more »
International Social Work Conference 2008: How to Build Sustainable Initiatives
The second International Social Work Conference | 2008 was held this June in Boston . A forum of faculty, staff and practitioners discussed key questions related to global social work. more »
The 20th Annual National Conference on Social Work and HIV/AIDS
This national conference was organized by and for AIDS-care social workers under the direction of GSSW Director of Continuing Education, Vincent J. Lynch. Held in Washington DC this event drew more than 500 AIDS-care social workers from across the country and from many nations abroad. more »