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When someone asks, “what is social work?” Show them this. ❤️

Marcus Shaw (SSW ‘26), Yibin Yang (PhD ‘26), and Danielle Ferrier (SSW ‘99) in their own words from this year’s BUSSW commencement speeches.

Showing up. Doing the work. Being the glue. This is why we do what we do. by @busocialwork

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Ask any BUSSW student or alum about their favorite class or professor, and you'll get a story, not just a name.

From courses on racial justice and oppression to systems mapping, our students keep coming back to the same thing: faculty who challenge them, support them, and show up as people first.

Read more student stories on our newly redesigned website, link in bio! (https://www.bu.edu/ssw/news-events/student-voices/) by @busocialwork

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The world needs social workers. Right now, more than ever.

That was the message Dean Barbara Jones delivered to BUSSW's Class of 2026 at Commencement — and it's one that every social worker, new or seasoned, deserves to hear.

If you're a social worker, an MSW student, or someone who believes in this profession, watch the powerful speeches from this year’s ceremony. It'll remind you exactly why you chose this path.

Full ceremony recording on our YouTube! Link in bio. (http://spr.ly/6174BDmspE) by @busocialwork

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"If I was straight and white, it would be different."

That's what one survivor told researchers when asked why he never reported his sexual assault.

A new study led by Dr. Daniel Jacobson López, assistant professor and deputy Title IX coordinator at BU School of Social Work, is among the first to examine how racism and homophobia shape whether gay Latino sexual assault survivors, including Black Latino men, come forward at all.

Co-authored with faculty from Yale School of Nursing and the University of Pennsylvania, it's out now in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Read the full study, link in bio. (http://spr.ly/6179BHz0pW) Professor Jacobson López, a Latino man with braided hair, wears a grey suit, light blue shirt, and pink tie while standing outdoors. Text reads: "NEW RESEARCH: Professor Jacobson López's New Study Examines Reporting Barriers for Gay Latino Sexual Assault Survivors." by @busocialwork

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"Our history steadies us. Our values guide us. And all of you, you power us forward."

In her second annual address, President Melissa Gilliam shared BU's progress on our strategic framework and invited us all to seize this moment together.

Full Recap, link in bio. (http://spr.ly/6177BHJVrB) A Black woman with short dark hair, wearing a white blazer and black pants, stands on a stage and gestures while speaking. Behind her, a large red screen displays geometric lines and the white text "WE ARE BOSTON UNIVERSITY." by @busocialwork

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In Massachusetts, 74% of full-time working parents cannot afford center-based child care under the federal affordability benchmark, according to research from BUSSW's Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development.

Dr. Pamela Joshi studies why, and who gets left out. Hear about her work on Oct. 15 at BU’s Early Childhood Well-Being Research in Progress event. @buwheelock

📅 Thursday, Oct. 15 | 3:30 – 5 PM ET
📍 2 Silber Way, Room 250, or virtual

Learn more and register, link in bio.
(https://www.bu.edu/ssw/10-15-professor-joshi-shares-family-policy-research-at-early-childhood-well-being-event/) by @busocialwork

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October is Health Literacy Month. 🩺

Health literacy means being able to find, understand, and use health information to make decisions about your care. That could be reading a discharge plan, comparing insurance options, or knowing what to ask at an appointment.

It’s also about whether hospitals, clinics, and agencies make that information clear in the first place.

Social workers help on both fronts. They support individuals and families as they navigate care, and they work to make the systems around them easier to understand.

Click the link in bio to get the Organizational Health Literacy Resource Guide by Lindsay Rosenfeld, research scientist at the Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development (IECOHD) at BUSSW. (http://spr.ly/6178BG76Rk)

#HealthLiteracyMonth #SocialWork FIND. UNDERSTAND. USE. cycle with teal arrows over a blurred image of two people. Text reads: "Health literacy is being able to understand and use your health information. Social workers help make that possible. Happy Health Literacy Month. BU School of Social Work." by @busocialwork

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Dean Jones cut the ribbon this week to celebrate the opening of new offices for the Center for Aging & Disability Education & Research (CADER), and the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health (CISWH) as they join the Institute for Equity in Child Opportunity & Healthy Development (IECOHD) on BU’s Fenway campus!

BUSSW staff and faculty came together to tour the spaces, mingle with colleagues, and share food and great conversation.

Our 3 nationally recognized research centers are doing groundbreaking work in social work and health, aging and disability, and child health equity.

Click the link in bio to learn more about our innovative centers at BUSSW: (http://spr.ly/6176BG4fny) A diverse group of 20+ smiling adults, mainly women, gather in a brightly lit office hallway for a ribbon-cutting. A woman in a black blazer holds scissors ready to cut a red ribbon. Room numbers 205 and 203 are visible on the left wall. by @busocialwork

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Meet Dr. Daniel Jacobson López (he/él/ele), assistant professor and deputy Title IX coordinator at BU School of Social Work and visiting faculty at Yale University School of Public Health.

His research centers gay Latino and Black sexual assault survivors, LGBTQIA+ inclusion in higher education and addressing racism within social work curricula.

In our next E&I Speaker Series event, Dr. Jacobson López will draw on his own research to unpack how bias shows up in academia, both individually and systemically, and share practical tools for responding and showing up as an effective ally.

🎥 Recognizing and Responding to Racism and Other Bias in Academia
📅 Oct. 29 | 5:30 PM | virtual | free & open to the public

Reserve your seat, link in bio! (http://spr.ly/6174BGFTae) A man with braided hair, light blue shirt, fuchsia tie, and grey suit smiles. Text: BUSSW EQUITY & INCLUSION SPEAKER SERIES. FEATURED SPEAKER: Dr. Daniel Jacobson López, Assistant Professor, Deputy Title IX Coordinator at BUSSW. OCTOBER 29, 2026 @ 5:30PM. by @busocialwork

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