Landmark Gift to UChicago is Nation s Largest Ever for the Study of Social Work, Policy, and Practice
Commitment will address social problems through research, advanced training and direct community engagement
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CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ A new commitment to the University of Chicago from James and Paula Crown and their family will support the School of Social Service Administration, which will be renamed the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. This honors the school s historic legacy and enables an ambitious expansion of its vision to advance a more just and humane society.
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The University of Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration will receive a $75 million donation, which the school says is the largest gift ever given to a school of social work.
The donation is so impressive that the university said it’s renaming the school as the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.
The gift, from James and Paula Crown, will bolster financial aid, faculty research and hiring, the school announced Wednesday.
“This truly transformative gift will allow us to build on our research and expand our educational mission, leading to improved policies and interventions that will make deep and sustained change,” school dean Deborah Gorman-Smith said in a statement.