BU + BEYOND Blog: MSW Student Marcus Shaw Examines Workplace Equity at Panel Event
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 how we can foster a more inclusive environment for all. Shaw serves as an academic advisor in the BU Sociology and African American and Black Diaspora studies departments, and also works with the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center as a mental health worker. The event was covered in an article by BU + Beyond, a career development blog run by the CCD.
Excerpt from “Dismantling Bias and Embracing Identity at Work” by the Center for Career Development, originally posted in BU + BEYOND:
Marcus Shaw descends from Jamaican and Panamanian grandparents and grew up as a military brat living in Massachusetts, California, and Maryland. He received his bachelor degree in African, African American Studies from Dartmouth College in 2020. Since graduating, Marcus has pursued his purpose of helping people live their ideal lives through his work as a mental health worker at the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, as an academic advisor in BU Sociology and African American and Black Diaspora studies, and as an MSW candidate at BU School of Social Work. Marcus is also interested in wellness in many contexts.”