New members will support the Board’s focus on promoting excellence and equity in social work doctoral education and help GADE strengthen its support of member institutions.

Approved by the GADE membership, the Guidelines serve as a vital resource for the development, administration, and ongoing assessment of social work PhD programs

We are excited to announce that nominations are now open for the three 2023 GADE Awards that will be presented at the 2023 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) in October. Award nominations are due by May 15, 2023. 

A joint statement on behalf of the Social Work Leadership Roundtable (i.e., American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, Association of Social Work Boards, Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Council on Social Work Education, Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work, Grand Challenges for Social Work, National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work, National Association of Black Social Workers, National Association of Social Workers, and Saint Louis Group).

On behalf of the Group for the Advancement for Doctoral Education in Social Work (GADE), we invite nominations for three (3) open positions on the Board of Directors. All Board Members shall serve a 3-year term, and they may be re-elected for one consecutive term.

On behalf of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education in Social Work Board of Directors, we invite you to register for the 2023 GADE Annual Conference for social work doctoral program directors hosted by The University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work on March 29-31, 2023 in Arlington, Texas. Conference registration is now open! 

On behalf of President Denise Burnette, we share our 2022 Year in Review: Annual Newsletter. We deeply appreciate your engagement and support throughout the year and we look forward to continuing collaborative efforts to advance excellence and equity in Social Work doctoral education in 2023.

On behalf of the Group of Advancement for Doctoral Education (GADE) Board of Directors and Awards Committee, we are pleased to announce the 2023 GADE Awardees and the winner of the 2023 Initiative for Cross-Institutional Student Collaboration.

We look forward to seeing you at the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) this week on November 10-13, 2021 in Anaheim, California.

On behalf of the Group of Advancement for Doctoral Education (GADE) Board of Directors and Awards Committee, we are pleased to announce the 2022 GADE Award winners.