Category: Achievements

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Graduating BUSSW Students Receive 2025 Commencement Awards & Scholarships

Thirteen graduating students from Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) have been selected for the school’s 2025 student commencement awards and scholarships.   The winners were chosen from a large pool of nominations submitted by BUSSW faculty, staff, administrators, and field supervisors.   The 2025 commencement award winners are:  Jenny Zhang wins the Saul and […]

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Rick Cresta Promoted to Senior Lecturer

BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) proudly announces the promotion of Rick Cresta, LICSW, MSW, MPH, to the rank of senior lecturer. A dedicated educator, practitioner, and advocate, Cresta has made a lasting impact on the school and the field through his decades-long commitment to justice-involved youth and trauma-informed, culturally responsive care.  With extensive experience […]

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BUSSW Student Jamila Peguero Named 2025 Enlight Fellow

Jamila Peguero (MSW’26), a student at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is one of ten students selected for the prestigious 2025 Enlight Fellowship from Innovate@BU. The fellowship offers a unique opportunity for BU students to gain nonprofit experience and build entrepreneurial skills while pursuing social impact work over the summer.  Each Enlight Fellow receives […]

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Dean Barbara Jones Elected to SCoAR Executive Board

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is proud to announce that Dean Barbara Jones, a national social work leader and one of the nation’s leading scholars in psychosocial oncology and palliative care, has been elected to serve as member-at-large on the executive board of the Social Work Collective to Advance Research (SCoAR).  SCoAR, formerly […]