Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
At Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, equity, innovation and transformation are more than just values—they’re deeply embedded in all of the research and work we do, and the news we make. Stay up to date on how students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Mandel School are tackling mental health challenges, addressing inequalities, leading community transformation and more.
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Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students, known as “Mandel Scholars.” “It is rare to receive such a…
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July 10, 2020
Sharon E. Milligan, associate professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was appointed to the Council on Social Work Education’s (CSWE) Katherine A. Kendall Institute for International Social Work Education Advisory Boar...
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July 10, 2020
Kathleen Farkas, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Richard Romaniuk, lecturer at the Mandel School, have been selected as visiting scholars in the Visiting Scholars in Social Work Advances 2.0 program for summer 2020.
Social Work Advanc...
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July 10, 2020
Sonia Minnes, the Verna Houck Motto Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences, has been named the new research director of the Schubert Center for Child Studies.
In addition to her contributions as a member of the Schubert Center leadership team, Minnes will...
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July 02, 2020
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can hear from Robert Fischer, the chair of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO) program, and Vin Karnik, a graduating MNO student, during a webinar Thursday, July 9, from...
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June 30, 2020
Outlet: ABC News 5 Cleveland...
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June 29, 2020
This will be my last Dean’s message. I’ve spent quite a spectacular week with lots of wonderful virtual send-offs from my visiting committee, my leadership team, the development team, several groups of chairs, some of my colleagues, and the Medical Alumni Board—who invited a good many people to hear...
June 26, 2020
Leigh Greene, a graduate student focused on Community Practice for Social Change at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and director of minority health at Youngstown’s City Health District, became an agent for change in a powerful way recently when she convinced city...
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June 26, 2020
Leigh Greene, a graduate student focused on Community Practice for Social Change at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences and director of minority health at Youngstown’s City Health District, became an agent for change in a powerful way recently when she convinced city...
June 24, 2020
Kathleen Farkas, associate professor, and Richard Romaniuk, lecturer, have been selected as visiting scholars in the Visiting Scholars in Social Work Advances 2.0 program for summer 2020.
Social Work Advances is an international MA in Social Work program. Students rotate between university departme...
June 22, 2020
A new study from Case Western Reserve University shows that numerous negative issues associated with lead poisoning follow children well into adulthood—building on evidence linking elevated blood-lead levels with a host of harmful outcomes in education, behavior and health.
These so-called “downstr...