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.
Beyond Borders: Advances in Global Welfare, a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal focused on advancing research, policy, and practice related to social welfare issues across national and regional boundaries, was created by Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW) Associate Professor Margaret Lombe, with Lyndsey McMahan, assistant dean of Teaching & Innovation as its managing editor. Published biannually, it is an open-access journal […]