Six Master of Social Work (MSW) students from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) have been awarded BU Women’s Council Scholarships at a ceremony featuring keynote speaker Dean Barbara Jones. These scholarships, which support women and those who identify as female in BU graduate programs, recognize their exceptional contributions and dedication to their fields and […]
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) celebrated its newest class of MSW and PhD graduates at the 2024 BUSSW Commencement Ceremony, May 16th. Graduating students from the online and off-campus programs joined their Charles River classmates at the main Boston University campus for the big event, and loved ones came from far and wide […]
Kris Berg (SSW’27), an MSW student at BU School of Social Work, has won the Graduate Outstanding Service Award as one of BU’s Student Employees of the Year. Award winners are chosen by a panel of faculty and staff at BU. Berg serves at the BU College of Arts and Sciences as a consultant for […]
Code-switching in the workplace negatively impacts BIPOC professionals. Marcus Shaw (MSW’25), a student at BU School of Social Work, shared his personal experience with code-switching at “Code-Switching & the Workplace,” an event hosted by the Boston University Center for Career Development (CCD). The event examined the ways workers of color navigate professional work spaces and […]