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MassLive: CISWH-Backed Project Improves Access to Child Care for Over 600 Children Experiencing Homelessness
Child refugees and those experiencing homelessness in Massachusetts have climbed aboard the COLORI Playspace Express — a vibrant, mobile classroom operated by Amal Alliance — to access early childhood education and social-emotional learning directly at emergency shelters. The program provides a safe, joyful environment that helps children cope with trauma, More
BUSSW Student Jamila Peguero Named 2025 Enlight Fellow
Jamila Peguero (MSW’26), a student at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), is one of ten students selected for the prestigious 2025 Enlight Fellowship from Innovate@BU. The fellowship offers a unique opportunity for BU students to gain nonprofit experience and build entrepreneurial skills while pursuing social impact work over the... More
New Report by Prof. Gonyea Explores How Age Affects Voting in the U.S.
Generational divisions in politics continue to drive campaigns, voting policies and research, but are often misunderstood. In fact, many assumptions about the voting patterns of different age demographics are often based on outdated information as one generation passes on and another takes its place. To combat these issues, a new... More
Profs. Joshi & Ha Co-Edit Special Issue on Equitable Early Childhood Education
Profs. Pamela Joshi and Yoonsook Ha from BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), along with four other experts in the field, co-edited a special issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly focused on how to make early childhood education (ECE) equitable and accessible. While many families struggle to find and afford... More
Class Spotlight: Reimagining the Macro Communities and Organizations Course
Theoretical knowledge taught in the classroom is a critical component of social work education, but giving students the opportunity to apply that knowledge in a real social work setting takes their learning to the next level. This approach is what inspired Clinical Assistant Professor María Emilia Bianco at BU School of... More
ISSTD News: BUSSW Student Sophie Bailard Shares Experience at Annual Conference
Sophie Bailard (MSW’25), a student at BU School of Social Work (BUSSW), recently attended the annual International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD) Conference for the first time, seeking answers and connections. In a point-of-view article for ISSTD News, she shares her experience engaging with professionals who... More
Noor Toraif (PhD’23) Joins BUSSW as Assistant Professor of Macro Practice
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is excited to announce that Dr. Noor Toraif, a 2023 PhD program alum, will rejoin BUSSW on July 1, 2025 as an assistant professor of macro practice. She returns to BUSSW from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice where... More
Dean Barbara Jones Elected to SCoAR Executive Board
Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) is proud to announce that Dean Barbara Jones, a national social work leader and one of the nation's leading scholars in psychosocial oncology and palliative care, has been elected to serve as member-at-large on the executive board of the Social Work Collective to... More
BU’s the Brink: Prof. Jacobson López Discusses a New Project to Support Black & Latino Men’s Mental Health
Prof. Daniel Jacobson López from BU School of Social Work and Fathers' UpLift founder Charles Daniels have initiated MenTalK, a project aimed at reducing mental health stigma among Black and Latino men by training clinicians to provide culturally competent care. Supported by funding from BU's Clinical & Translational Science Institute... More
Social Work News: Dir. Tami Gouveia Calls for Social Work Leadership in Response to DOGE
Tami Gouveia, director of the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH), discusses why social workers should lead efforts to navigate public turmoil caused by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). She emphasizes that DOGE initiatives are more than political strategies: they are causing substantial trauma and anger... More