Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: MSW Concentration: Health Hometown: Northbrook, Illinois Field Education Organization: Center for Dialysis Care in Shaker Heights, Ohio Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing? I was earning my undergraduate…

It's Claudia J. Coulton's dream to increase positive impact by expanding support for students concentrating in Community Practice for Social Change. The goal for Community Practice scholarships in honor of Dr. Coulton is $25,000. You can help reach this goal by making a gift today! Your gift will…

At Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School, students experience transformative global education through short-term study abroad. Students broaden their perspectives on the world and gain new insight on how different countries and cultures approach social welfare issues, policies and…

At Case Western Reserve University’s Mandel School, students experience transformative global education through short-term study abroad. Students broaden their perspectives on the world and gain new insight on how different countries and cultures approach social welfare issues, policies and…

Fei Wang, a doctoral student, was awarded a fellowship with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) in the Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion Program at the University of Chicago. She is one of five scholars selected this year. NORC provides her with funding ($7,500), training and…

Liat Johnson, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, is one of only four doctoral students chosen nationally to receive a fellowship through the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The purpose of…

Fei Wang, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was awarded a fellowship with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) in the Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion Program at the University of Chicago. She is one of five scholars selected…

NPR Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed the trend of the Chicago Housing Authority selling and transferring land to commercial entities. Read the article

Research by Tyrone Hamler, a PhD student, was recently published in The Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, a top-ranked journal in gerontology. This study contributed to the emerging body of literature on skin tone, discrimination and mental health. Uncovering mechanisms behind the “why”…

WEWS: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, said illiteracy has its roots in early childhood—along with income disparities, food and housing issues and mental health concerns. “When you think about…