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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 […]
BU School of Social Work Receives $2 Million Gift to Support Its Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health
BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) is excited to announce it has received a $2 million gift from an anonymous donor designated to support its Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) and their work to establish the Building the Economic Case for Social Work Fund. “This generous gift is a powerful investment […]
Dr. Barbara Jones Joins BUSSW as New Dean
BOSTON, MASS – Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) has named Dr. Barbara Jones as its next dean. Recognized among the nation’s top scholars in the field of psychosocial oncology and palliative care, Jones joins BUSSW from the University of Texas at Austin, where she has been a member of the faculty since 2004. […]
Byrne and Colleagues Develop Web App to Help Local Communities Estimate COVID-19 Needs for Homeless Population
Following his recent report on the impact of COVID-19 on the homeless population, BUSSW professor Tom Byrne and co-authors Dennis P. Culhane, Dan Treglia, & Ken Steif from the University of Pennsylvania, and Randall Kuhn from UCLA, have developed a web application based on their model to allow local communities to estimate need based on their particular local circumstances. According to the report, which […]
Needs for Homeless Population Critical Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to kill more than 3,400 people experiencing homelessness across the United States, according to new estimates from researchers at Boston University’s School of Social Work (BUSSW), the University of Pennsylvania and UCLA. Further, the virus could hospitalize some 21,295 people who don’t have housing, or about 4.3% of the nationwide homeless population, […]
BUSSW Brings its Top-Ranked MSW Program to Worcester with a New Hybrid Off-Campus/Online Format
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) launches a new hybrid MSW program in Worcester, Mass. beginning September 2019. The school’s portfolio of MSW formats — On-Campus, Off-Campus, and Online — will now include an innovative hybrid program featuring the best of classroom, field, and online learning. The off-campus/online part-time hybrid format offers majors in […]
Dean Delva Joins Committee Charged with Reviewing Federally-Funded Programs Fighting the Opioid Addiction Epidemic
March 21, 2019 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine selected BUSSW Dean Jorge Delva to join an ad hoc committee charged with reviewing outcomes achieved by four specific programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The committee will […]
U.S. News Ranks BU School of Social Work #10 in the Nation for 2nd Consecutive Year
March 12, 2019 The 2020 edition of U.S. News’ “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) #10 in the country for the 2nd consecutive year. “We are pleased to continue our strong #10 ranking in the U.S. News survey.” said Dean Jorge Delva. “This honor, out of 262 social […]
BUSSW Faculty and PhD Students Share Cutting-Edge Research at Prestigious Social Work Conference
Doctoral students and faculty from Boston University School of Social Work join social work scholars from across the country at this year’s Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Conference, January 16–21. Browse through the listings below to find out the who, what and when of featured BUSSW presenters. All sessions take place at the […]
CADER Receives Grant Renewal to Confront ‘Single Largest Unaddressed Public Health Threat in the 21st Century’
The Center for Aging and Disability Education and Research (CADER) at BUSSW will use grant funding to train providers across Massachusetts who work with individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. Following significant positive results from their first training of healthcare workers across Massachusetts that concluded in June 2018, BUSSW’s CADER has received a […]