Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Class Year: 2022 Program Major: Master of Social Work (MSW) with a Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice Katherine “Rinn'' Ramcke had yet to earn her bachelor’s degree when she began graduate study at the Jack, Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. As an…

Case Western Reserve scientist investigates adaptation of ancient South American mammals that reveals contrarian changes and challenges evolutionary assumptions A Case Western Reserve University scientist has found that certain prehistoric horse-like mammals in South America evolved differently…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and the Case School of Engineering, two of Case Western Reserve University's top schools, have developed a Certificate in Data Sciences for Social Impact (DSSI). The certificate: Is intended to prepare students to navigate and…

Initiated by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare, the Grand Challenges for Social Work is a groundbreaking initiative to champion social progress powered by science. It is a call to action for all social workers to work together to tackle our nation’s toughest social…

Federal $1.9 million grant to fund new Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program at Case Western Reserve University More than 100 students at Case Western Reserve University—most of them social workers in training—will learn how to help meet a growing need in communities starved…

Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Associate Professor in Social Work Practice and Associate Dean for Research and Training, presented at the virtual International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR7) July 6–9, hosted by the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy. She will also be…

Class Year: January 2022 Program/Major: Master of Nonprofit Organizations Fourth-year student Ibrahim Bazyan has been making an impact in his community as a volunteer for several organizations while also earning his bachelor's and master's degrees through the Mandel School’s 3+1 Nonprofit…

Sociologist Cassi Pittman Claytor provides a nuanced portrayal of the Black middle class Cassi Pittman Claytor, the Climo Junior Professor in Case Western Reserve University's Department of Sociology, is an increasingly influential scholar of contemporary African American life. She conducted her…

When Grover “Cleve” Gilmore agreed to lead the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in 2002, his appointment was intended to last only a year. Now, after a 20-year tenure as dean of the highly ranked social work school, he will retire June 30. Gilmore’s leadership has…

When Grover “Cleve” Gilmore retires June 30 as dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences after nearly two decades in the role, another longtime Mandel School leader will helm the school on an interim basis. Sharon E. Milligan, associate dean for academic affairs…