Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Angela Newman-White unanimously selected to lead collaborative, aimed at preventing infant mortality, following national search The steering committee of First Year Cleveland announced it has voted unanimously to appoint Angela Newman-White as executive director, effective Jan. 9. First Year Clevel...

To many, the Magnolia Clubhouse is a high-end resale shop replete with upscale furniture, artwork and collectibles in a stately historic mansion amid institutions of higher education and arts and culture in University Circle. But for others—those struggling with mental illness in Northeast Ohio—the...

To many, the Magnolia Clubhouse is a high-end resale shop replete with upscale furniture, artwork and collectibles in a stately historic mansion amid institutions of higher education and arts and culture in University Circle. But for others—those struggling with mental illness in Northeast Ohio—the...

University holds first ‘normal’ commencement in two years On a beautiful weekend in May, family members and friends gathered for the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ first indoor commencement ceremony since 2019. On Sunday, May 15, 2022, Dean Dexter Voisin, PhD, de...

Nonprofit execs apply their Mandel School education to pivot, redesign and rethink their organizations For two decades after its creation in 1989, Case Western Reserve University’s Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO) ran as a competitive, tailored program for training nonprofit professionals, m...

The Begun Center tackles one of the nation’s most vexing issues Most days, Dan Flannery, PhD, takes an objective, evidence-based approach to reducing gun violence. That’s his job as director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Sch...

ideastream: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed school safety on two fronts on the Sound of Ideas last Monday: The trend of increased misbehavior locally and nationally, and the aspect of se...

cleveland.com: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, said firearm deaths are increasing partly because guns are easily accessible—and those guns are designed to cause as much harm as possible. “So, ther...

Class Year: May 2023 Degree Program: MSW Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change Hometown: Springfield, OH Field Education Organization: Think Tank, Inc. in Springfield, OH Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing? I attended Capital University, a...

WCPN: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, said it’s “understandable” schools have used metal detectors and school resource officers to combat school shootings, but noted there’s little evidence those ...