The Gerontological Society of America and Oxford University Press will honor BUSSW professor Robert B. Hudson at their annual Publications Reception on November 16. Hudson, who served as Editor-in-Chief of the Public Policy & Aging Report for 22 years, is also a key member of BU’s social welfare policy department and an expert in the politics […]
On January 8, 1964, President Lyndon Johnson committed the nation to an unconditional war on poverty. “It will not be a short or easy struggle,” Johnson said, “but we shall not rest until that war is won.” Johnson aimed to cure and prevent poverty. “The richest nation on Earth can afford to win it. We […]
Professor and Chair of the Social Welfare Policy Department Robert B. Hudson was the lead witness at a forum before the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging in Washington, D.C., on December 14, 2011. The forum, “The Potential for an Aging Society,” was held to honor the 50th anniversary of the Committee’s creation in 1961. […]