Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice
University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration.jpg
TypeAcademic unit of the University of Chicago
Established1920; 103 years ago (1920)
DeanDeborah Gorman-Smith
Location, ,
US
CampusUrban
Websitecrownschool.uchicago.edu
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The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, formerly called the School of Social Service Administration (SSA), is the school of social work at the University of Chicago.

History

The school was founded in 1903 by minister and social work educator Graham Taylor as the Social Science Center for Practical Training in Philanthropic and Social Work. By 1920, through the efforts of founding mothers Edith Abbott, Grace Abbott and Sophonisba Breckinridge, along with other notable trustees such as social worker Jane Addams and philanthropist Julius Rosenwald, the school merged with the University of Chicago as one of its graduate schools. It became known from that point forward as the School of Social Service Administration. The campus building the school occupies was designed by famed modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

On January 27, 2021, the university announced that following a $75 million gift from James Crown and Paula Crown, the SSA was renamed the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.

Programs

The school offers both a master’s-level program and a doctoral-level program in the social sciences. The master’s program lasts two years and can be pursued either full or part-time. It awards graduates with an A.M. degree in social work. The doctoral program awards graduating candidates with a Ph.D.

Rankings

The SSA is ranked as the best social work graduate program in the Gourman Report and third by US News.

See also

Coordinates: 41°47′8.1″N 87°36′6.2″W / 41.785583°N 87.601722°W / 41.785583; -87.601722


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