• Susan Seligson

    Susan Seligson has written for many publications and websites, including the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, the Boston Globe, Yankee, Outside, Redbook, the Times of London, Salon.com, Radar.com, and Nerve.com. Profile

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There are 11 comments on Four Decades Forward: SPH Celebrates 40th Anniversary

  1. Congratulations. My daughter studied at SPH. I know a few colleagues as well. A truly dedicated group of faculty continue to contribute to the success of various programs in the college. A bright future lies ahead!

  2. Ms. Seligson: Does SPH have any female leaders worthy of being interviewed? Wendy Mariner? Roberta White? Lisa Sullivan? This piece is a bit heavy on the male leaders but SPH is >95% female in its student body and most of its faculty is female. We get little sense of the role that women have played in its success.

    1. I second that statement. While this is a wonderful article about the history of SPH, profiles and quotes are all from white men. By no means does this reflect the diversity or richness of SPH.

      1. Editor’s Note: This was a story that focused on the origins of SPH’s founding, and as such we interviewed several of the original faculty for the story, all of whom happened to be white men. BU Today routinely publishes stories about the extraordinary work being done by SPH’s diverse faculty.

        1. As a woman of color, BUSPH alum, current staff and the student speaker of the May 2015 BUSPH commencement, I am disappointed that the article does not showcase or expand on the present state of diversity. Although, I agree that the article is about the origins of the school, that has been articulated well, it is also about its 40th year and where we are as a school and where we are headed going forward. Unfortunately, that has not been represented well in the article.

    2. Yes, the author is a woman, but all the faculty mentioned are men. There should be a follow-up article about the excellent women professors and researchers at SPH – as well as the interesting summer projects that some of the female students engage in.

  3. One of the very best developments with our new Dean is increased and profound commitment to addressing health disparities — including addressing racism as a public health issue. What a shame the pictures and people in this article don’t truly capture our school.

  4. Congratulations to all at BUSPH. I was fortunate to be one of its faculty in the early 80’s & greatly enjoyed working in the vibrant humanistic and intellectual domain created by a great bunch of colleagues…Annas, Glantz, Ozonoff, Sager, Scotch, et al…a championship team dedicated to advancing public health and human rights.

  5. Congratulations to all at BUSPH. I was fortunate to be one of its faculty in the early 80’s & greatly enjoyed working in the vibrant humanistic and intellectual domain created by a great bunch of colleagues…Annas, Glantz, Ozonoff, Sager, Scotch, et al…a championship team dedicated to advancing public health and human rights.

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