Category: Alumni

Ricardo Neal

BUSSW Alum Ricardo Neal, President and Chief Executive Officer of We Will All Rise, Named 2025 Commencement Speaker 

Ricardo Neal (MSW ‘99), a BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum, and current president and chief executive officer of We Will All Rise, a nationally recognized organization focused on improving life outcomes for young men of color across communities throughout the country (Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston and Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin) will […]

Madeline Ray with colleagues from Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Mexico.

Madeline Ray, Dual Degree Alum, Receives Fulbright Award for Research on Migrants’ Access to Healthcare in Mexico

Madeline Ray (MSW’18, MPH’19), an alum of Boston University’s dual degree program in social work and public health – completed at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) and BU School of Public Health (BUSPH) – received a prestigious Fulbright Research Award to examine healthcare access for non-Spanish-speaking migrants in Mexico. In collaboration with the Instituto […]

2/6: Conversations with Black Women on Race and Power 

In celebration of Black History Month, BU School of Social Work’s (BUSSW) Online Program and Equity & Inclusion Committee present a virtual panel discussion highlighting the voices and experiences of social workers shaping the future of education, leadership, activism, and politics. Featuring leading members of the Greater Boston Association of Black Social Workers (GBABSW) and […]

BUSSW at SSWR: Presentations & Community-Building at 2025 Annual Conference

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will have an impressive presence at the 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference held in Seattle, Washington, January 15-19, 2025.   BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that […]