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MSW Program Summer 2026 Jumpstart Option

Starting July 1, 2026, Graduate PLUS loans will no longer be available to new borrowers. However, Fall 2026 On-Campus MSW applicants (Lincoln Center, Westchester, Molloy) who apply before our February 1, 2026, deadline will be able to enroll before July 1, securing their Graduate PLUS loan funding for the duration of their degree.

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Fordham Social Work Programs

Fordham GSS provides a foundation in the traditions of the social work profession while meeting the challenges of the future with a sophisticated interdisciplinary curriculum. Ranked among the best schools of social work in the nation, our social work graduate programs offer a flexible, experiential education that will prepare you to change lives and transform communities.

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Guides to Kickstart Your Social Work Career

Interested in social work and want to learn more about all the MSW degree and profession offer? Fordham GSS has created three short guides that give you the foundation and knowledge for what comes next in your social work education. 

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Career Changers

Why These Professionals Left Their Careers for Social Work

Making a career switch isn't an easy decision, even if you know in your heart it's time to move on. At Fordham, we've graduated medical professionals, lawyers, journalists, marketers — the list goes on. And now more than ever, the world needs social workers who can bring new perspectives and make the profession even more effective. Learn from some of our current students about their career change.

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Course Overview

GSS offers a wide array of courses for students to pursue. Take a look at your options.

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Spend a summer in London learning about the history of settlement houses.

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Earn your M.S.W. in as little as nine months, and for half the cost.

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Why Choose Fordham GSS?

Hear from some Fordham GSS Master of Social Work (MSW) students about why they chose to pursue their social work education at Fordham. From our rigorous academic standards and focus on social justice, to our community-driven environment, Fordham is a school of social work that offers a holistic experience for all students to become the practitioners they're meant to be.

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GSS Campus Locations

With three New York campus locations, the Fordham Graduate School of Social Service (GSS) has a place for you—whether you prefer a fast-paced urban campus, or the tree-lined suburbs. Whichever location you choose, you’ll be part of an exciting, diverse community that is making a difference in the lives of individuals, families, and societies across the country and around the world.

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GSS News

Popescu to Be Recognized by Fordham Law Feerick Center for Social Justice

Popescu to Be Recognized by Fordham Law Feerick Center for Social Justice

Fordham GSS Professor Marciana Popescu, PhD, will be honored as a “Defender of the Dream Award” recipient this March by Fordham Law School’s Feerick Center for Social Justice. The ceremony will take place at the Center’s FriendRaiser on March 23 from 6–8 p.m. ET at Fordham’s Law School. Popescu, who graduated from Fordham Law with […]

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Fordham GSS Launches 2026 Summer Jumpstart Option

Fordham GSS Launches 2026 Summer Jumpstart Option

Fall 2026 Fordham MSW on-campus students will now have a chance to enroll in coursework earlier to lock in their financial funding before Graduate PLUS loans are eliminated for new borrowers. Fordham MSW on-campus students accepted into the fall 2026 Fordham MSW cohort can begin their coursework in summer 2026 through our new Summer Jumpstart […]

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GSS Partners with BronxWorks to Address Food Insecurity in the South Bronx

GSS Partners with BronxWorks to Address Food Insecurity in the South Bronx

Food insecurity means many things to a community. It can mean there is a scarcity of physical products. It can mean that the available food is inadequate or contributes to the development of chronic illness. It can mean prioritizing paying the rent bill over the purchase of healthy foods.  In the South Bronx, 39% of […]

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Elaine Congress to Release New Book on Gender this Spring

Elaine Congress to Release New Book on Gender this Spring

In June, Fordham GSS Professor Elaine Congress, DSW, will release the latest book in her UN series: Global Perspectives on Gender. This is the fifth book Congress has edited in the UN series since its inception in 2020. What’s more: multiple chapter authors, and even one of the book’s editors, are GSS alumni! GSS contributors […]

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Goldkind Talks AI on NASW Podcast

Goldkind Talks AI on NASW Podcast

We all know the AI-generated cat is out of the bag. What remains is how the profession will respond moving forward. This month on the NASW Social Work Talks Podcast, Dr. Goldkind spoke about the realities of AI’s implementation in social work. “[Goldkind invites listeners] to face the reality that technology and social work must […]

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Cox and Marlowe Release Teaching Guide Responding to Antisemitism in Social Work Education

Cox and Marlowe Release Teaching Guide Responding to Antisemitism in Social Work Education

Congratulations to Professor Carole Cox, Ph.D., and Clinical Professor Dana Marlowe, Ph.D., who have released this teaching guide in collaboration with the Council on Social Work Education! A brief description of the guide: “The Teaching Guide on Antisemitism in Social Work Education focuses on teaching about antisemitism in the social work classroom, offering strategies, context, […]

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MSW Field Education at Fordham: A Day in the Life (Video)

MSW Field Education at Fordham: A Day in the Life (Video)

Fordham Master of Social Work (MSW) students must complete at least 900 hours of field education practicum to graduate. This experience gives them the hands-on training they need to feel confident entering the profession. But what do those 900 hours entail? Where do our students complete their internships? How many days and hours per week […]

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Matthews Receives Grant to Compare Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Providers Employed in CCBHCs and CMHCs

Matthews Receives Grant to Compare Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention Among Providers Employed in CCBHCs and CMHCs

Congratulations to Associate Professor Elizabeth Matthews, Ph.D., who received a new grant from the University of North Carolina Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center (UNC-BHWRC)! The work began this fall and will continue for one year. The UNC-BHWRC is a workforce development center supported by HRSA’s Behavioral Health Workforce Center grants. Matthews will serve as Co-PI […]

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Fordham GSS SSWR 2026 Contributions and Presentations

Fordham GSS SSWR 2026 Contributions and Presentations

The Graduate School of Social Service would like to congratulate those on our faculty whose research is being presented at this year’s Society for Social Work and Research 29th Annual Conference in Washington, DC! Please see below for a full list of Fordham GSS presentations, and read more about the conference here! Good luck, everyone! Thursday, January […]

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Fordham GSS United Nations Interns Host Virtual Event Addressing Gender-Based Violence

Fordham GSS United Nations Interns Host Virtual Event Addressing Gender-Based Violence

On November 20, Fordham MSW graduate students from the Fordham UN Internship Experience Program developed and conducted a well-attended virtual screening of Unmuted, a project that follows eight women from around the globe through their journeys of reclaiming their agency and rebuilding their lives after experiencing gender-based violence (GBV). The virtual screening showcased Unmuted’s first […]

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