Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
{{Short description|Constituent college of University of Chicago}}
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| name = University of Chicago
Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
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| former_name = Social Science Center for Practical Training (1903-1920)
School of Social Service Administration (1920-2021)
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| established = {{start date and age|1920}}
| parent = University of Chicago
| city = Chicago
| state = Illinois
| country = US
| campus = Urban
| website = {{url|https://crownschool.uchicago.edu}}
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The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, formerly known as the School of Social Service Administration (SSA) from 1920 to 2021, 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 the School of Social Service Administration was renamed the "Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice", following a $75 million gift from James Crown and Paula Crown.{{cite news |last1=Cherney |first1=Elyssa |title=Historic gift of $75 million will go to University of Chicago social work school from Crown family |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-university-of-chicago-social-work-crown-donation-20210127-dze5qtv525dwzbjtgw5bw6v524-story.html |access-date=January 27, 2021 |work=Chicago Tribune}}{{Cite web |date=January 29, 2021 |title=U. of Chicago’s School of Social Work Gets $75 Million |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/u-of-chicagos-school-of-social-work-gets-75-million |access-date= |website=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Christian |date=February 24, 2021 |title=Social work students protest name change after $75 million donation |url=https://www.hpherald.com/news/local/social-work-students-protest-name-change-after-75-million-donation/article_1d2acb3c-76ed-11eb-8854-ff702a366526.html |access-date= |website=Hyde Park Herald |language=en}}
Rankings and reputation
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu}}
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1920
School of Social Service Administration
Category:Schools of social work in the United States