News
Immigrant Integration Lab Co-Hosts Seminar on Supporting Immigrant Students
MAY 17, 2013
The Immigrant Integration Lab in the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and the Center for Optimized Student Support in the Boston College Lynch School of Education co-hosted an event on May 10, 2013, that brought together experts from the fields of education and immigration. Panelists spoke on the obstacles and opportunities facing immigrant children in the world of education. More about the seminar »
David Takeuchi to Join Boston College Social Work as Associate Dean for Research
MAY 16, 2013
Dr. David T. Takeuchi will join Boston College Graduate School of Social Work this Fall 2013 as Professor, Associate Dean for Research, and Dorothy Book Scholar.
Takeuchi's main research focus has been on how race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status are associated with health, access to care, treatment, quality of care, and outcomes. He was a key architect of the National Latino and Asian American Study, one of the most comprehensive studies of Latinos and Asian Americans ever conducted. Takeuchi served as principal investigator of major grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and private foundations, and he is currently co-investigator of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute funded by the National Institute of Health and Health Disparities. More about David Takeuchi Joining BC Social Work »
Events
Social Innovation Symposium
FEBRUARY 1, 2012
6:45–9 p.m.
Heights Room, Corcoran Commons
The Social Innovation Symposium will be a conversation among three social entrepreneurs working to bring social innovation to the nonprofit, for-profit, and public sectors:
- Earl Phalen, CEO of Reach Out and Read; Founder of Summer Advantage USA; and Co-Founder and Former CEO of BELL
- Jim Laughlin, Director of Communications for Life Is Good
- Eric Schwarz, Co-Founder and CEO of Citizen Schools
The symposium is a unique graduate and undergraduate collaboration sponsored by the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, Capstone, and the Institute for Liberal Arts.
Boston College undergraduate students, graduate students, faculty, and staff are invited to register by January 26, 2012, to margaret.dolan.2@bc.edu.
For more information, please contact Stephanie Berzin at stephanie.berzin@bc.edu.
