Claudio Martinez, a program co-director at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is teaming up with journalist Yawu Miller to develop a news outlet that fills a critical information gap for communities of color in the Greater Boston area. Their outlet will focus on community issues including politics, public policy, community development and race, as […]
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) celebrated its BRIDGE and MSW Pathway program graduates at a reception and ceremony at the George Sherman Union Terrace Lounge on Thursday, December 8, 2022. The ceremony featured a special address from Boston City Councilor Kendra Lara, as well as remarks from Pathway co-directors Dean Jorge Delva and […]
In light of the pandemic, student loan payments were suspended until May 1, 2022. In a recent op-ed however, BRIDGE Co-Director Claudio Martinez says this extension fails to answer the underlying problems related to student loan payments. Marginalized communities, especially black women, face high rates of student loan debt which often exacerbates conditions of poverty. […]
Cassandra Clay (SSW’79), private practice counselor, former BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) professor and clinical practice chair, and early contributor to the Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education program (BRIDGE) was recently elected to Boston University’s Board of Trustees. “While this is a challenging time for higher education, it is also an […]