“Research on Tap: The Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Families: Research on Policy and Practice” will bring together Boston University (BU) researchers to examine how policy, access, and systemic inequities shape child well-being.
In January 2027, a global community of social workers, scholars, and change-makers will gather in Lusaka, Zambia, for an international conference centered on social work’s role in advancing sustainable development.
With support from a Shipley Academic Innovation Grant, a BUSSW team is reimagining how MSW students practice critical skills—using ethical, AI-driven simulations embedded in Blackboard Ultra.
Grounded in ancestral ways of knowing and trauma-informed, equity-focused practice, the session considers how access to land, rest, and healing has been shaped by history and systemic inequities.