Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Alumni and families give back to the Mandel School in gratitude for educational opportunities Five years ago, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences marked its centennial by unveiling an overhaul to its main building. Central to the updates: the welcoming, airy Noble…

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) is the place where social work education professionals collaborate, learn, teach and grow. This year’s APM is focused on "Leading Critical Conversations: Racial, Economic and Environmental Justice" and will feature social…

Launched by the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) in 2016, the Grand Challenges for Social Work (GCSW) are groundbreaking initiatives meant to champion social progress that is powered by science. They are a call-to-action for those within and outside the profession of…

Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development and founding director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC), and Amy Khare, research director of NIMC, are co-editors on the recently published book What Works to Promote Inclusive, Equitable…

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…