The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, formerly called the School of Social Service Administration (SSA), is the school of

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at the

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History

The school was founded in 1903 by minister and social work educator

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as the Social Science Center for Practical Training in Philanthropic and Social Work. By 1920, through the efforts of founding mothers

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and

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, along with other notable trustees such as social worker

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and philanthropist

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, the school merged with the University of Chicago as one of its

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s. 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

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. On January 27, 2021, the university announced that following a $75 million gift from

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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

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. 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 ''

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'' and third by ''

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History

Programs

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