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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Mandel faculty members retire after 20+ years of service
After decades of research, teaching, mentoring and shaping the future of social work, five faculty members at the Case Western Reserve University Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are closing a remarkable chapter in their careers and retiring at the end of the…
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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
June 22, 2020
20-year study involving more than 10,000 children tracks consequences of lead exposure from birth through early adulthood 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…
June 17, 2020
Despite COVID-19 and the many challenges we are all facing, students in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences have expressed a desire to continue working in their field education placements to help their organizations, continue their work with clients, or finish…
June 15, 2020
On Tuesday, June 16, Case Western Reserve University will go All In Together for our eighth annual Day of Giving—with this year’s efforts focused on the university’s COVID-19 research and to support our students as they face additional transitions because of the coronavirus. The Jack, Joseph and…