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

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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Career Planning

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

Take your career to the next level with a social work license in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. If you moved out of state after graduation, you must meet that state's requirements.

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Fordham GSS News

Event: Westchester Campus Open House and Info Session!

On Saturday, June 6, from 10 AM – 12 PM, the Graduate School of Social Service will host an open house and information session for anyone interested in pursuing their Fordham MSW at our Westchester campus. At the session, attendees will receive information on Part-Time and Full-Time MSW coursework, as well as Financial aid and scholarship […]

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Event: Discussing AI’s Impact on Gender-Based Harm

On Monday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, the Graduate School of Social Service will host a virtual expert discussion on artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on gender-based violence and health. The event is a collaboration with the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence, Brown University, and Weill […]

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“Be the Face of Love”: Fordham GSS Class of 2026 Celebrates Graduation

On Tuesday, May 19, the Fordham GSS Class of 2026 — nearly 500 members strong — celebrated the culmination of their academic achievements at our Graduation Diploma Ceremony. The ceremony took place at 10 a.m. at Fordham’s Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, NY. Graduates were asked to be nimble when they received a day-before […]

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2026 Graduation Award Recipients

The Graduate School of Social Service is proud to announce the award and scholarship recipients for the Class of 2026. For more on the 2026 Commencement, please visit our website. Dr. Peter B. Vaughan NASW Student Award (New York City) Brian P. Murphy “I am honored to receive the Dr. Peter B. Vaughan NASW Student Award […]

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Meet our 2026 Graduation Student Speaker: Janet Cohen, MSW ’26 (Video)

Watch Janet’s full interview here. Janet Cohen enrolled in Fordham University’s Master of Social Work (MSW) program to enhance her community impact — and the degree is already helping her in a big way. As the co-founder of The Community Initiatives of New York (TCIONY), Cohen was “doing the work” of social services in her […]

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Class of 2026 Changemakers: Changing Careers at 70, with Philip Petrosky MSW ’26

As part of the Graduate School of Social Service’s “Class of 2026 Changemakers” series, we’re spotlighting graduating students transforming their professional paths through the Master of Social Work (MSW) program. Philip Petrosky spent decades as a teacher and later as a Chief Operating Officer in the financial sector, developing systems for derivatives and processing. After […]

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“Your Casework is Transforming Lives”: Fordham MSW Students Learn Advocacy Lessons From Global Human Rights Leader

Carlos Salinas has spent more than three decades fighting for people the world too often forgets. Whether it be Indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon or Jesuit human rights defenders living in hiding, Salinas has touched these communities through his work and has impacted them for the better. And they, he’ll admit, did the same […]

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Fordham GSS 2026 Graduation Diploma Ceremony Keynote Speaker Announced: Sister Helen Prejean

Each year, the Graduate School of Social Service invites a keynote speaker to address our graduating class, someone who can meet this pivotal moment with the grace and distinction it deserves. This year’s speaker has spent a lifetime embodying the social work and Jesuit mission: advocating for what she believes in, and showing up for […]

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Class of 2026 Changemakers: Joui Hessel Aligns Spiritual and Social Work Values

As part of the Graduate School of Social Service’s “Class of 2026 Changemakers” series, we’re spotlighting graduating students transforming their professional paths through the Master of Social Work (MSW) program. An ordained rabbi since 2001, Joui (pronounced “Joey”) Hessel spent over a decade leading a congregation in Washington, D.C., before moving into education, seminary recruitment, […]

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Why Social Workers Make Great Lawyers – Christian Ripke, BASW ’25

Learn more about Christian’s story and Fordham’s BASW program in this short video. Christian Ripke’s path from foster home to Yale Law School is one of resilience and dedication. After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Social Work (BASW) from Fordham University and his Master of Social Work (MSW) from New York University, Ripke is […]

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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.