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Ricardo Neal

BUSSW Alum Ricardo Neal, President and Chief Executive Officer of We Will All Rise, Named 2025 Commencement Speaker 

Ricardo Neal (MSW ‘99), a BU School of Social Work (BUSSW) alum, and current president and chief executive officer of We Will All Rise, a nationally recognized organization focused on improving life outcomes for young men of color across communities throughout the country (Atlanta, Georgia; Baltimore, Maryland; Boston and Lawrence, Massachusetts; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin) will […]

University of NY-Buffalo Honors López with Distinguished MSW Alumni Award

BUSSW clinical professor Luz Marilis López recently received the 2019 State University of New York at Buffalo School of Social Work (UBSSW) Distinguished Master of Social Work Alumni Award for her exemplary work in the field. The award, established in 1977, honors an outstanding UBSSW alumna who has made noteworthy contributions to social work practice […]

Sprague Martinez Talks HIV and Viral Suppression at NIH Event, 9/16

For those interested in improving HIV care, don’t miss BUSSW associate professor Linda Sprague Martinez’s two-fold presentation at the upcoming NIH conference, Strengthening the Impact of Community Health Workers on HIV Care and Viral Suppression in the U.S. Led by the National Institute of Nursing Research, the conference provides the opportunity for health professionals and […]

BUSSW Co-Hosts Cape Cod Symposium on Treating Teens with Eating Disorders

The Cape and Islands Family Support Network is hosting a symposium for clinicians and students who work with adolescents struggling with eating concerns. The symposium, “Working Collaboratively to Assess, Intervene and Treat the Adolescent and Young Adult Client with an Eating Disorder,” is co-hosted by BU School of Social Work and supported by BUSSW’s Cape […]