If you’re ready to change lives, improve policies, organizations and communities, join us. With roots dating back to 1918, BU School of Social Work has more than 100 years of social work education history. We are committed to dismantling injustice and liberating possibilities as we educate the next generation of social workers.
Application is now open for Fall 2026. Live and work anywhere while earning your MSW with our fully online, part-time format designed to match your career goals and taught by renowned BU faculty.
Learn more about our MSW & PhD programs as we dismantle injustice and empower the next generation of social workers.
Learn about our top-ranked MSW, fully-funded PhD program, and professional development programs designed for every stage of your social work career.
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Our commitment to equity & inclusion is constant. We affirm and promote racial, social, and economic justice to advance universal human rights and eliminate oppressive practices.
Our world-class faculty are at the forefront of social justice leadership and innovation. Discover how our research empowers people and communities.
If family relationships sit at the center of Latine life, what happens when those relationships are betrayed to uphold oppressive norms, such as familismo?
Jones was recently featured on a podcast hosted by Dr. Melanie Magruder that explores the link between emotional maturity and leadership.
Twelve days. Twelve MSW students. One island still rewriting its story after hurricanes, earthquakes, a pandemic and decades of political struggle.
Her presentation challenges the long-standing stereotype that casts older homeless women as isolated and without family ties.
