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Social Workers Leverage Lessons at U.N. to Create Community Change
Photos by Tom StoelkerOn a nippy January morning in a café just a block from…

Social Work Students Visit Settlement Houses in London and New York
Last month, Gregory Acevedo, Ph.D., associate professor of social work, joined students from the Graduate…

Voodoo and Mental Health: Haitian Social Work Student Seeks to Combine Cultures
When Kathy Elisca Clermont was young, her sibling attempted suicide. The family coped as best…

Catholic Charities and GSS Award Inaugural Centennial Scholarship to Immigrant Advocate
Founded in in 1910, Catholic Charities is just six years older than the Graduate School…

From Intern to Advocate, Supporting the Alzheimer’s Community
Being a bachelor’s student in Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Services (GSS) has been quite…

Class of 2018 Photo Album
The Graduate School of Social Service held its diploma ceremony Wednesday, May 23rd, on Fordham’s…

For Nigerian Social Work Grad, Challenges Serve to Motivate
Oruada Oruada arrived in the United States from Nigeria on a winter night when he…

Taking the Proud Path
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) recently had their annual Legislation, Education and Advocacy…

For Safe Schools, Give Students the Support They Need
Recent events provide a tragic reminder that we must continue to improve school safety. Doing so…

Legislation, Education and Advocacy Day (LEAD)
On Wednesday, April 25, I accompanied Dr. Susan Egan to Albany with a few MSW…