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Mandel School announces new director of School Social Work program
Assistant Professor Marjorie N. Edguer will be the new director of the Mandel School's School Social Work program, succeeding Senior Instructor Emerita Sarah S. Andrews, whose guidance and dedication helped build the program many years ago. Edguer has experience as a school social worker, as well…
Adjunct professor Jocelyn Rosnick writes op-ed piece
Mandel School adjunct professor Jocelyn Rosnick wrote an op-ed for cleveland.com titled, Working together to protect reproductive health care rights in Ohio. Rosnick teaches SASS 512: Legislative and Political Process and is the policy director for the ACLU of Ohio.   Read the article
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Case Western Reserve University faculty members awarded $492,000 Mellon Foundation grant
Two assistant professors of history at Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences are embarking on a three-year journey to provide a more accurate and comprehensive narrative of Black and Native American political life in the United States before the modern Civil Rights…
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Zoom fatigue is (still) real: How virtual commute time can help
Medium: Jennifer A. King, assistant professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, said meaningful breaks between meetings can make all the difference. “The 2023 version of Zoom fatigue, which occurs in the absence of breaks, finds us even more unfocused and stressed,” she…
Happy Social Work Month!
Social Work Month is a time to celebrate the great profession of social work. This year's theme is Social Work Breaks Barriers. Throughout March, take some time to learn more about the many positive contributions of the profession, and use the items in the official NASW toolkit to celebrate all…
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Alumni reflect on their experiences at the Mandel School
Our alumni successfully pursue social work and nonprofit management careers in a variety of traditional and non-traditional fields. Learn more from some of our incredible alums below on all that they've accomplished since graduating from the Mandel School! Jeff…
Dean Dexter Voisin discusses book for Cleveland Heights Public Library’s 1619 Project series
Dean Dexter Voisin sat down with John Piche, Cleveland Heights Public Library‘s outreach librarian, to talk about his book, America the Beautiful and Violent: Black Youth and Neighborhood Trauma in Chicago. Piche runs a discussion group based around The New York Times‘ 1619 Project at the library.…
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“Our Voices: Stories From Black Authors”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and Kelvin Smith Library for an event celebrating the “Our Voices: Stories From Black Authors” series. The event will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 3 to 4…
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“Our Voices: Stories From Black Authors”
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and Kelvin Smith Library for an event celebrating the “Our Voices: Stories From Black Authors” series. This event will be held today (Feb. 22) from 3 to 4 p.m. in…
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Student Spotlight: Feiran Yang
Class Year: May 2023 Degree Program: MSW Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change Hometown: China Field Education Organization: Neighborhood Connections in Cleveland, OH Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing? I was a sociology student…