Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

WEWS: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed a surge in gun violence among Cleveland’s youth—partly due to an overwhelming number of guns on the streets. “It’s certainly been a more…

Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Mandel School, effective immediately. Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court as their inaugural director of…

Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the spring 2022 edition of Jack, Joseph Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Action magazine. We’re sharing it in The Daily now in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day this week (Aug. 31). Last fall, the Cuyahoga County…

Exactly 102 years ago today, Congress certified the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution to ensure voting rights for women—though full electoral equality for women of color didn’t come until decades later. After decades of activism by suffragists to achieve this right, many thought the…

Class Year: 2023 Degree Program: Master of Social Work/Master of Public Health After building her research skills as an international investigator at a pre-employment background screening firm, Theresa Aldrich was seeking a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Master of Public Health (MPH)…

August is National Black Business Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of Black-owned businesses in the United States. In honor of this month, The Daily sat down with several Case Western Reserve University students, alumni, faculty and staff members who double as business owners…

Lauren Steiner If you live in Cleveland, you have reason to celebrate National Nonprofit Day today, Aug. 17, which recognizes the incredible work nonprofit organizations do for their communities. Our city has a long history of nonprofit innovation as the birthplace of the Community Chest…

Global News Radio (Canada): Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the differences between gun crimes in Canada and the United States. “We are using the wrong comparison,” he said. “The U.S. is a huge outlier in the number of its…

Amy Khare, research director for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, penned a piece titled “Advancing Racial Equity within Federal Housing Policy.” Khare’s article appeared in Cityscape, which is published by…

Assistant Professor Ann Nguyen had her National Institute on Aging (NIA) Scientific Meeting Grants (R13) application, on which she is a co-investigator, selected for funding. Scientific Meeting Grants support national or international meetings, conferences and workshops. NIA accepts applications…