Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Class Year: August 2025 Degree Program: MSW Intensive Weekend Concentration: Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Field Education Organization: Case Western Reserve University's Flora Stone Mather Center for Women in Cleveland, Ohio Before beginning at Case Western Reser...

Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Individualized Path of Study: Policy and Direct Practice with the Transgender and Gender Diverse Population Hometown: Fairfield, Connecticut (but I lived in Baltimore, Maryland for the past six years and care deeply for that city t...

The study of medieval art is flourishing at Case Western Reserve University. Among the latest developments: a Microsoft HoloLens Immersive Realms application that allows students to experience medieval treasures as their first owners might have done, and a new medieval student group that hopes to br...

Class Year: May 2025 Degree Program: MSW Intensive Weekend Concentration: Children, Youth and Families Hometown: Cleveland Heights, Ohio Field Education Organization: Project LIFT in Cleveland, Ohio — recognized as one of the Mandel School's 2023 Outstanding Field Organizations! Describe your f...

University-wide course pairs social work and health sciences students for service-learning projects with local nonprofits Each week, more than 500 health sciences and social work students at Case Western Reserve University gather to learn how to work together—all while benefiting the community. T...

The Kentucky Derby is the longest continuously held sporting event in the United States, with the first event being held in 1875—but chances are you don’t know much about it beyond its fanfare. The 2023 Kentucky Derby—taking place May 6 in Louisville, Kentucky—is the 149th renewal of the horse race...

With a new executive director and $4.9 million state grant, First Year Cleveland joins the Mandel School to continue its fight against infant mortality As she entered the second trimester of an unplanned first pregnancy, 21-year-old Rachel Ashew was scared. She had no insurance and was unsure where...

Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Health and Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Field Education Organization: St. Herman House FOCUS in Cleveland, Ohio — recognized as one of the Mandel School's 2023 Outstanding Field Organizations! Be...

cleveland.com: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed a move by the MetroHealth System board to approve minutes from five committee meetings that happened months ago after issues were raise...

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict the probability of missed appointments in a busy clinic—followed up with personal outreach to at-risk patients—improved “show rates” for patients, especially those who were Black, according to a new study led by researchers at Case Western Reserve Univer...