Three GSSW profs. were recognized at the 2025 SSWR conference. Heather Taussig was named an AASWSW Fellow, Marquisha Lawrence Scott received the GADE award for early career achievement, and Rachel Forbes received a best book honorable mention.
A generous new gift from Beth and Dan Whittemore (BSBA ’63, JD ’72) will provide scholarship support for Native American MSW students who are members of a federally recognized tribe.
Mr. Youlon D. Savage, MSW ’64, expanded community-based mental health care throughout Colorado. The beloved GSSW alumnus died in December 2024 at age 96.
For the past decade, a popular international course has taken MSW students to South Africa to explore social justice and social work.
Dean Emeritus James Herbert Williams reflects on his career as a social work educator, researcher and administrator.
GSSW Clinical Professor Philip Tedeschi extends the concept of social justice to include nonhuman animals, noting that animal, human and environmental well-being are inextricably linked.
GSSW Professors Jeffrey Jenson, Kimberly Bender and Eugene Walls are included in the Stanford University/Elsevier list of the world’s most influential scientists.
