Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Carina Montoya, a doctoral student at the Mandel School, was selected to participate in the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect’s 2023 Summer Research Institute. Montoya was selected from a pool of outstanding applicants to participate in the institute, which will be held June…

Cincinnati Enquirer (subscription required): David Miller, associate dean for academic affairs, said health disparities break down along both racial and geographic lines.   Read the article

In this months newsletter: Day of Giving update Alumna to deliver diploma ceremony address Alumni awards Student accomplishments Upcoming Events and CEU Opportunities Student Spotlight Alumni News Faculty News In Memoriam Employment and Career Development Opportunities Read the April…

WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on an Akron grand jury’s move to issue a "no bill" decision, noting they felt the police officers' use of deadly force against Jayland Walker was…

Associate Professor Megan R. Holmes has been promoted to full professor effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Holmes earned her MSW and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and joined the Mandel School faculty as an assistant professor in 2012. She was promoted to associate professor with…

On April 17 and 18, Professor Agnieszka Naumiuk from the University of Warsaw visited the Mandel School and Cleveland. A Fulbright Scholar, she is researching the life of Jane Addams and how the issues acknowledged by Addams are part of social work practice today. While in Cleveland, she was the…

Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas will retire effective June 30, 2023. She has devoted 35 years of exceptional scholarship, teaching and service to the Mandel School, Case Western Reserve University and the academy. Dr. Farkas has made significant scholarly contributions to the areas of…

The Mandel School is small and mighty—we made it to the top because of you! This year, in support of student scholarships, we set a very ambitious goal of $60,000 for our annual Day of Giving on Tuesday, April 4. With your partnership, we surpassed it to raise nearly $66,000—thank you! In…

Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Professor in Social Work Practice, was appointed to the board of directors for nonprofit Kinnect. Kinnect is an Ohio-based nonprofit dedicated to ensuring permanent families for all children in the shortest time possible and connecting those families with…

Class Year: August 2023 Degree Program: MSSA Online Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change Hometown: Timonium, Maryland Field Education Organization: FosterHope Sacramento in Sacramento, California Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you…