Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
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Empowering a village: MSW student’s mission shifts from education to rescue and recovery
When second-year Master of Social Work (MSW) student William Hall boards a plane for Sri Lanka in January, he’ll travel nearly 9,000 miles from his home in Akron. In many ways, however, he’ll be stepping directly into the type of purpose-driven work for which he has spent years preparing. …
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December 19, 2025
by Paul M. Kubek
December 19, 2025
Journalists routinely turn to Case Western Reserve University faculty first. Whether it’s breaking news or subject-matter analysis, reporters look to CWRU to help make sense of the stories shaping our world. Perhaps more importantly, our researchers often drive the headlines in the media with their…
December 16, 2025
When second-year Master of Social Work (MSW) student William Hall boards a plane for Sri Lanka in January, he’ll travel nearly 9,000 miles from his home in Akron. In many ways, however, he’ll be stepping directly into the type of purpose-driven work for which he has spent years…
November 21, 2025
Dana Prince, associate professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was a guest speaker at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s virtual summit. At this webinar, which features local and national experts to foster…
November 21, 2025
How many of us know what we want to be when we’re 5 years old? For Hallie McLaughlin, a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University's Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, it was a no-brainer. She was going to be a social worker, just like her mom. But what…
November 19, 2025
On display at Case Western Reserve University Wade Park Community Engagement Center
November 01, 2025
In celebration of November Nonprofit Awareness Month, our team caught up with some of our nonprofit program alumni and asked them a few questions about their nonprofit-related experiences and inspirations. Here’s how they answered: Christine Henry (MNO ’95) has been employed by and…
October 30, 2025
Alumna establishes fund for future social work leaders
October 21, 2025
Precious Phillips is invested in Cleveland. It’s her hometown and the place where she launched her nonprofit, Acacia Park Wellness. When deciding to pursue her master’s degree in social work, it just made sense to do it at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Now…
October 15, 2025
As members of the Case Western Reserve University community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences took time for a more personalized celebration: recognizing exemplary alumni. More than 60 Mandel School alumni…