Category: Events

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 […]

BUSSW Professor Mary E. Collins, PhD (left) with Naz Asghar, UK Project Manager for Action for Humanity, and session chair Jehangir Malik, OBE at the 2025 Woolf Institute Conference.

Prof. Collins Discusses Opportunities for Faith Communities to Act on Migration at Woolf Institute Conference

Dr. Mary E. Collins, a professor at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), discussed faith communities’ role in advancing compassion at a talk presented at the Woolf Institute 2025 Conference at the University of Cambridge in England.  The conference engaged interdisciplinary and inter-faith scholars to address questions of faith in a world of unprecedented […]

Close up of a Young family having breakfast and going over their bills and home finances on the laptop

3/3: Research in Action at BUSSW – Economic Insecurity Across a Lifetime

BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) is proud to present Research in Action: Economic Insecurity Across a Lifetime, a compelling presentation of lightning talks from six BUSSW researchers who will present critical findings that explore policy solutions aimed at breaking cycles of economic insecurity.  Event Date & Location  March 3, 2025 5:30-6:45 pm (EST) l […]

Photo of Prof. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez with black and white portraits from his book

2/11: See Me! A Conversation with Author & BUSSW Prof. Luis Alvarez-Hernandez

Thank you to everyone who joined this incredible event! If you weren’t able to attend, you can still get a copy of the book – in print or online. Download the digital version from Boston University Libraries (free): open.bu.edu/items/bd7f573e-05ee-4e5c-b894-adbc6aa91146 Purchase the print book: amazon.com/See-Me-Latinos-Testimonios-Discrimination/dp/B0DR5WLNSG/ [Edited Feb. 11, 2025] In our current climate, it is more […]