Fordham Graduate School of Social Service

{{Primary sources|date=January 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox university | image_name = | name = Fordham Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) | parent = [[Fordham University]] | religious_affiliation = [[Jesuits|Jesuit]] | established = 1916 | type = | dean = Debra McPhee | city = [[The Bronx|Bronx]], [[Manhattan]], and [[Harrison, New York|West Harrison]] | state = New York | country = United States | campus = [[Urban area|Urban]] | coordinates = {{coord|40.76961|-73.98343 |type:edu_globe:earth_region:US-NY |display=inline}} | website = [https://www.fordham.edu/graduate-school-of-social-service/ fordham.edu] }}

'''Fordham Graduate School of Social Service''' is the [[Postgraduate education|graduate school]] for [[social work]] of Fordham University.

== History == The Graduate School of Social Work was founded in 1916 and is typically considered one of the oldest and largest social work schools in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-06-29 |title=GSS Celebrates 90 Years of Service to the Field |url=https://news.fordham.edu/inside-fordham/gss-celebrates-90-years-of-service-to-the-field/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=Fordham Newsroom |language=en-US}}</ref>

Originally located in the Leon Lowenstein Center at Fordham's Lincoln Center campus, the School has since expanded to offer instruction across three of Fordham's campuses in the New York City area. The school expanded in 1975, 1997, and 2008.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Graduate School of Social Service Bulletin, Mission & History |url=https://bulletin.fordham.edu/gss/gss_missionandhistorytext.pdf}}</ref>

GSS expanded their program in 2014 to include a hybrid model of study allowing students the option to take courses online and at [[Molloy University|Molloy College]].<ref name=":0" /> Today, the School offers in-person, hybrid, and fully online programs.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Master of Social Work {{!}} Fordham |url=https://www.fordham.edu/graduate-school-of-social-service/academics/online-master-of-social-work/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=fordham.edu}}</ref><ref name="GSS Academics {{!}} Fordham">{{Cite web |title=GSS Academics {{!}} Fordham |url=https://www.fordham.edu/graduate-school-of-social-service/academics/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=fordham.edu}}</ref>

== Centers & Institutes == GSS hosts a number of centers, initiatives, and institutes as part of their mission statement to promote human rights and social justice.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=GSS Centers and Institutes {{!}} Fordham |url=https://www.fordham.edu/graduate-school-of-social-service/centers-and-institutes/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=fordham.edu}}</ref> These programs often focus on specialized issues and research interests, they include:<ref name=":1" />

* The Beck Institute on Religion and Poverty * Children and Families Institute * Fordham Center for Nonprofit Leaders * Institute for Women and Girls * Henry C. Ravazzin Center on Aging and [[Intergenerationality|Intergenerational Studies]]

== Accreditation == The School is fully accredited by the [[Council on Social Work Education]] and is authorized to award baccalaureate and master's degrees in Social Work.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accreditation Directory |url=https://www.cswe.org/accreditation/directory/ |access-date=2023-02-26 |website=CSWE |language=en}}</ref>

== Rankings and reputation == In 2024, [[U.S. News & World Report]] ranked the School of Service 28th out of 319 programs nationwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Schools for Social Work |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/social-work-rankings |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of social work schools]]

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{official website|https://www.fordham.edu/graduate-school-of-social-service/}}

[[Category:Fordham University schools|Graduate School of Social Service]] [[Category:Schools of social work in the United States]] [[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1916]] [[Category:1916 establishments in New York City]]