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The 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools ranking has recognized GSSW as No. 12 among the nation’s top MSW programs.
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An increasing number of young people are experiencing ecological distress, including depression and anxiety. GSSW faculty, staff and students are trying to help.
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A new book co-edited by University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Prof. Rachel Forbes encourages social workers to advocate for environmental justice.
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As GSSW’s new dean, Henrika McCoy plans to address challenges related to admission, financial aid, diversity and justice, among others.
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In honor of Black History Month we celebrate all black members of the GSSW community. Learn more about the recent, impactful work from our appointed faculty.
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Equity Labs Executive Director Chenthu Jayton discusses Equity Labs’s work to advance liberation and justice and steps that individuals can take to center liberation and justice in their own lives and work.
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The course on social work with LGBTQIA communities co-developed by Professor Eugene Walls and PhD candidate and Adjunct Instructor Brendon Holloway centers joy, resistance and intersectionality.
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GSSW doctoral candidate and faculty members contribute to new anthology exploring abolition and social work with their book Abolition and Social Work: Possibilities, Paradoxes, and the Practice of Community Care.