GSS Alumni | Fordham Graduate School of Social Services

This year's Alumni Block Party will be held on Friday, June 12 at the Lincoln Center campus. Join us for a night of connection and celebration of our amazing profession. Tickets are only $30 for food, drinks, and fun. Plus, if you register 3+ people at once, each ticket will receive an additional $10 discount — so bring your friends!

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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

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Fordham GSS News

Fordham GSS APM 2026 Awards and Presentations

We are less than a month away from heading to Atlanta for the 2026 CSWE Annual Program Meeting (APM) conference! We hope you can stop by some of our faculty presentations and celebrate with our award recipients. We are so proud to have these members of the GSS Community representing our school on a national […]

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Coming Soon to a Subway Car Near You: The Science of Screen Time

Cognitive offloading, doomscrolling, brain rot – we hear these terms on the news alongside a lot of alarm, but what does the science say about how technology impacts today’s youth? Fordham Graduate School of Social Service Assistant Professor Jenn Lilly, PhD, says the answer might not be so cut-and-dried. And she’s teaming up with Fordham’s […]

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Leading From the C-Suite: Jim Minton on Systemic Change and Fordham GSS’s Summer in London

Introducing our students to leaders throughout their time in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program is central to the Fordham experience. We know social workers make great leaders, so exposing students to the lessons and ideas of those who have been through it prepares them for a world that needs them. This summer, MSW […]

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Goldkind to Speak on AI at Two Upcoming Conferences

Over the next month, Graduate School of Social Service Professor Lauri Goldkind, PhD, will speak on artificial intelligence (AI) at two national conferences. Goldkind, who also serves on the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) new Advisory Board on AI and Technology, is one of the leading voices in social work technology nationwide. “As a […]

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Fordham GSS Welcomes 40+ Students to NYC School Social Work Collaborative

New York City continues to grapple with a youth mental health crisis. In December 2025, a report from NYC Comptroller Brad Lander sounded the alarm: nearly 40% of New York City high school students reported persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness. As schools work to address these challenges, the need for trained mental health professionals […]

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How This Assistant Principal Built a Community-Based Nonprofit After Completing Her Fordham MSW

On a cul-de-sac in East Harlem’s Jefferson Houses, Ayo Mendez-Torres ’03 MSW recognized an opportunity to foster stronger relationships between the housing development, local schools, and community organizations. Many Jefferson Houses families had children attending charter schools and other schools throughout the neighborhood, yet stronger connections were needed to ensure that families could fully benefit […]

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“It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This”: How an Incoming Fordham MSW Student’s Nonprofit Is Bringing Joy Back to Nigeria’s Elders

Growing up, Oluwayemisi Danmola MSW ’28 watched her grandmother, Ayodele (Ayo), live a full life in Lagos, Nigeria — but one thing troubled her. As her grandmother grew older, it seemed the community had forgotten she was still capable of contributing and thriving socially. It was strange, Danmola said, given the emphasis that Nigerian — […]

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Fordham GSS 2026–2027 Continuing Education Course Schedule Announced

Each year, the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service offers continuing education courses for the wider social work community to earn continuing education hours (CEH) toward professional licensing requirements. All courses are offered virtually via Zoom webinar. Please view this year’s course schedule below: Course 1: Overview of the New York State Medical Aid […]

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Lilly’s Research Explores Family Mental Health Communication Through Film

A new study from Fordham GSS Assistant Professor Jenn Lilly, PhD, examines Latine/x/a/o parents/caregivers’ perceptions of Nuestro Apoyo — a short, research-based narrative film developed through participatory screenwriting with Latina young adults and designed to communicate qualitative findings about family mental health communication to Latine/x/a/o parents and caregivers. The film’s origins stemmed from one of […]

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Chen Receives 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award from CSWE

The Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service congratulates Assistant Professor Yafan Chen, PhD, who recently received the 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)! The 2026 Violence Against Women and Children Manuscript Award is presented to authors whose work most advances feminist knowledge in the field of […]

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THE SOCIAL WORKER: Social Workers as the Human Solution to Navigating 2026

Read the latest issue of Fordham GSS’s School Magazine

As a social work field instructor, you’ll be in the unique position to supervise and mentor M.S.W., students as they complete their social work field placement. We need field instructors all over the tri-state area, so join us as a valuable partner in helping the next generation of social workers succeed.