Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education Program
Since the early 1990s, we have addressed the need for the recruitment and preparation of newcomer social workers through the School’s Refugee & Immigrant Training Program–an initiative that helped establish a solid track record of recruiting members of newcomer groups to enter the social work field. Today, we are proud to serve as home to the Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education (BRIDGE) program.
The BRIDGE program aims to increase access to graduate social work education for refugees and immigrants as well as critical cultural competency needs within the human services workforce. This program will increase the number of professionally trained social workers from underserved culturally- and linguistically-diverse newcomer populations through a unique structure of support that provides a transitional bridge to graduate academic communities.
Learn more about eligibility and applying on our Applying & Deadlines webpage.
Bridge Program Structure
Contact BRIDGE
Margaret Lombe
BRIDGE Director & Associate Professor
lombem@bu.edu
Claudio Martinez
BRIDGE Co-Director
claudiom@bu.edu
BRIDGE News
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Program Co-Director Claudio Martinez & Local Journalist Awarded Funding for News Outlet Serving Communities of Color
July 24, 2023Claudio Martinez, a program co-director at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), Read more
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2022 BRIDGE & MSW Pathway Graduates Celebrated at Ceremony Featuring Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara
December 15, 2022Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) celebrated its BRIDGE and MSW... Read more