Category: Students

the exterior of Boston University School of Social Work – Charles River Campus

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 summer.  Each Enlight Fellow receives […]

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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 Social Work(BUSSW) to overhaul the […]

A poster for the 2025 ISSTD Annual Conference, "From Invisible to Visible"

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 welcomed her, attending impactful plenary […]

BUSSW at SSWR: Presentations & Community-Building at 2025 Annual Conference

Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) will have an impressive presence at the 2025 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Conference held in Seattle, Washington, January 15-19, 2025.   BUSSW faculty, doctoral students and alumni will present their research to colleagues from across the country in dozens of program sessions, disseminating new findings that […]