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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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Continuing Education

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’s Career Center offers individual career planning, guidance, and workshops for enrolled students and alumni. Learn tips on networking, interviewing, and, resume building.

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Social Work License

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Fordham GSS News

Celebrating 20 Years of Service to Fordham

Celebrating 20 Years of Service to Fordham

Congratulations to our four GSS Community members who were honored at the University Convocation for celebrating 20 years of service to Fordham! The event was held on Sunday, March 9, at Fordham’s Law School. Professor G. Lawrence Farmer, Ph.D.; and Clinical Professor Rachelle Kammer, Ph.D. (third and fourth from left) were awarded the Bene Merenti Medal. […]

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Fordham MSW United Nations Interns Showcase International Social Work Skills

Fordham MSW United Nations Interns Showcase International Social Work Skills

Fordham Graduate School of Social Service Professor Elaine Congress, D.S.W., presented with four Fordham Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) students last week at the Eastern Psychological Association conference in New York City. The title of the presentation was “Preparing Graduate Students for International Careers – Fordham University United Nations Placement,” and it detailed Fordham GSS’s […]

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Race Rules Author Fatimah Gilliam Offers Pathways to Restore Civility and Connect Across Differences

Race Rules Author Fatimah Gilliam Offers Pathways to Restore Civility and Connect Across Differences

When we talk about racism and navigating polarizing topics, Fatimah Gilliam, Esq., is ready to meet you where you are. Her new book, Race Rules: What Your Black Friend Won’t Tell You, is a practical manual on how to connect across differences, build trust, strengthen relationships, restore civility, and be proactively antiracist in a country […]

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Fordham MSW Students Offer Their Best Graduate School Resume-Writing Tips

Fordham MSW Students Offer Their Best Graduate School Resume-Writing Tips

Your graduate school resume is often the first thing admissions teams access in your application, and we all know how important first impressions are. We asked our Fordham MSW students what tips they had to make a resume stand out. Here’s what they said: Tips from Lexi! Keep It Short & Sweet – Stick to […]

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Empowering Grandparent Caregivers In-Person and Virtually

Empowering Grandparent Caregivers In-Person and Virtually

Grandparents raising their grandchildren are continually challenged by their role and its accompanying stresses. Fordham Graduate School of Social Service Professor Carole Cox, Ph.D., has found that empowerment training—a practice focused on strengthening the parenting skills and social advocacy ability of grandparent caregivers—can help this population adapt to their demanding situations.  Acknowledging this need, Cox […]

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Azhar Study on Gender Nonconformity Stigma in Pakistan Featured in Anniversary Collection

Azhar Study on Gender Nonconformity Stigma in Pakistan Featured in Anniversary Collection

The Graduate School of Social Service congratulates Associate Professor Sameena Azhar, Ph.D., whose research was highlighted in the journal Cambridge Prisms Global Mental Health as one of 10 noteworthy articles in its 10th anniversary special collection. The article, “‘I would prefer to be dead than to live this way’: Lived experiences of stigma and discrimination […]

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Public Interest Technology Initiative Unveils the ComPITencies Project in Its Pilot Form, Paving the Way for Ethical Tech Education

Public Interest Technology Initiative Unveils the ComPITencies Project in Its Pilot Form, Paving the Way for Ethical Tech Education

Spearheaded by Fordham GSS Professor Lauri Goldkind, Ph.D., an interdisciplinary initiative at Fordham University is shaping the future of public interest technology (PIT). At a recent meeting, Goldkind and her collaborators unveiled a beta version of the nine competencies they’ve developed since the project began in November 2023. This ambitious framework is designed to prepare […]

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Addressing Discrimination Against Seriously Ill Transgender Patients

Addressing Discrimination Against Seriously Ill Transgender Patients

Seeking medical care is a vulnerable experience for many, but for transgender patients and their loved ones, it can be especially fraught with discrimination, neglect, and even abuse. A recent study published by Fordham GSS Professor Cathy Berkman, Ph.D., showcases the realities transgender patients face in palliative care settings and emphasizes the urgent need for […]

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Fordham GSS Grad Returns as School’s Field Director

Fordham GSS Grad Returns as School’s Field Director

As a Master of Social Work (MSW) student at Fordham GSS, Ondina (“Dina”) Colasuonno wore many hats. A full-time worker and mother of young children, Colasuonno rushed to campus at night and on weekends, delicately balancing her thirst for knowledge with the realities of everyday life. The experience taught her important lessons in time management […]

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Why Social Work? Why Fordham? With Mitchell Selzer, GSS ’25

Why Social Work? Why Fordham? With Mitchell Selzer, GSS ’25

This is a series where we ask Fordham GSS Master of Social Work students to tell us why they chose to pursue the social work profession, and why they picked Fordham for their educational experience. Mitchell Selzer is a full-time advanced standing MSW student in the Molloy Hybrid campus option. If you’d like to speak with […]

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