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In the news: Phillipe Copeland - The Bay State Banner

Boston University Clinical Professor Phillipe Copeland has been named co-lead of the Grand Challenge to Promote Smart Decarceration, a project of the American Academy of Social Work Social Welfare’s Grand Challenges for Social Work.

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