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We’re proud of all the wonderful things you have accomplished—personally and professionally—and look forward to hearing more about them. We are also grateful for your willingness to stay in touch with the Fordham Ramily! Please use the links on this page to stay in touch, enhance your career through professional development and continuing education, help our students, and attend some of our great community events!
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Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service is committed to providing high-quality continuing education to further the lifelong learning of licensed social workers. Classes are taught by experienced, qualified professionals.

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Fordham GSS News

Study Unveils Stigmas Facing Khwaja Sira (Third-Gender) Community in Swat, Pakistan

Study Unveils Stigmas Facing Khwaja Sira (Third-Gender) Community in Swat, Pakistan

The khwaja sira community in Pakistan, identified as third-gender people, has long faced severe social marginalization. A new study co-authored by Fordham GSS Assistant Professor Sameena Azhar, Ph.D., Maria Mercedes Guzman Herrera, GSS ’23, and Riya Lerner, GSS ’24, examines this community’s lived experiences in the Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the stigma and discrimination […]

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Social Workers: If You’re Confused by AI, You’re Not Alone

Social Workers: If You’re Confused by AI, You’re Not Alone

Feeling left behind in this dizzying age of artificial intelligence (AI)? You’re not the only one, says Fordham GSS Professor Lauri Goldkind, Ph.D. Goldkind and colleagues Clara Berridge, Ph.D., and John Bricout, Ph.D., recently wrote a piece for the National Association of Social Workers’ spring 2024 edition of its digital magazine Social Work Advocates, noting […]

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An M.S.W. Helped This Alumna Climb the Career Ladder

An M.S.W. Helped This Alumna Climb the Career Ladder

Tamika Mcknight-Ray wants to dispel the idea that social workers can’t make a good wage.  She’s living proof of the opposite. Mcknight-Ray said that since earning her M.S.W. from Fordham in 2017, she has received a promotion every year as a government agency employee—and her salary has almost tripled. She thanks Fordham’s program for her […]

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‘A Moment of Reflection’: M.S.W. Grad Pursues Passion After Career in Finance

‘A Moment of Reflection’: M.S.W. Grad Pursues Passion After Career in Finance

Frankie Heppell, GSS ’24, thinks humans are meant to do hard things—and she’s living proof.  Climbing the corporate ladder from a call center representative to the head of global strategy for Credit and Collections at American Express was hard. Moving from London to New York—knowing no one in the country and with two small children—was […]

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The Future of Social Work: Fordham GSS Celebrates the Class of 2024

The Future of Social Work: Fordham GSS Celebrates the Class of 2024

Social work now has 650 new changemakers. On Tuesday, May 21, at 10 a.m., the Graduate School of Social Service celebrated our Class of 2024 with a diploma ceremony on Edwards Parade at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus.  “I really cannot say enough good things about GSS as a school and the people that are such […]

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2024 Graduation Award Recipients

2024 Graduation Award Recipients

The Graduate School of Social Service is proud to announce the award and scholarship recipients for the Class of 2024. For more on the 2024 Commencement, please visit our website. 2024 Graduation Student Speaker Melanie Elizabeth Hills “This is for sure such a huge honor, that I wasn’t expecting at all. I have loved every moment […]

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Social Work Research Assistants Graduate with Enhanced Skills

Social Work Research Assistants Graduate with Enhanced Skills

Fordham GSS is proud to honor our graduating Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) students who participated in the CARS (Committee for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship) Research Assistant Program this academic year! The CARS (Committee for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship) Research Assistant Program is a competitive training program intended for M.S.W. students […]

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MSW Grad Impacts Classrooms Holistically as a School Social Worker

MSW Grad Impacts Classrooms Holistically as a School Social Worker

During her undergraduate education, Juliana Caputo, GSS ’24, was set on becoming a teacher. She wanted to help kids discover who they are and what they love about the world, and she figured heading up the classroom was the best way to do that.  However, Caputo discovered a harsh reality: through no fault of their […]

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Don’t Be “Normal,” Be Extraordinary: MSW Grad Turns Internship into Full-Time Position Advocating for Disability Justice

Don’t Be “Normal,” Be Extraordinary: MSW Grad Turns Internship into Full-Time Position Advocating for Disability Justice

Gabby Cocco, GSS ‘24, doesn’t believe in the myth of “normal.”   “What is normal, you know?” she asked during our interview. “There’s really no sense of normal. What’s normal for you may not be normal for others.”  However, all too often, she sees individuals with disabilities described as “not normal” and missing out on their […]

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Fordham Honors GSS Alpha Sigma Nu Members

Fordham Honors GSS Alpha Sigma Nu Members

Last month, Fordham University held a ceremony at the Rose Hill campus to celebrate this year’s Alpha Sigma Nu inductees. We would like to also personally congratulate all of the members from the Graduate School of Social Service! GSS Alpha Sigma Nu Inductees: Tabetha Obioma Aghaji Savanna E. Boyer Fortunata A. Campbell Ethan C. Carilli […]

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