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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September 18, 2019
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social
Sciences will host a celebration of the Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO)
accreditation and launch of a new MNO scholarship. The celebration will be held
Friday, Sept. 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Mandel School.
Members of the c...
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September 17, 2019
Children in foster care are in a better position to cope with childhood emotional abuse if they have higher self-esteem, according to a new study by researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. The study, published in the Ch...
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September 09, 2019
Outlet: The Plain Dealer...
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September 04, 2019
Students, faculty and staff are invited to a guest lecture by Juan Miguel Espinoza, executive director of Andean study programs, on current events and the legacy of European colonialism in Ecuador. The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences International Education Programs ...
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August 23, 2019
Fredrick Butcher, research assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Kristen Boyer, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, penned a piece about how schools should approach the issue of truancy. The...
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August 23, 2019
Students are invited to an International Education Programs
Lunch and Learn information session to hear about the Jack, Joseph and Morton
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ three-credit study abroad course to
Ecuador during winter break.
The session will be held Tuesday, Aug. 27, from 1 to 2...
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August 09, 2019
Karen Coen Flynn, senior research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, and Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center, penned a piece on gun violence.
Their article, titled “We Can Change Our Culture of Gun V...
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July 12, 2019
This week’s Guess Where question stumped many of those who submitted an answer. The photo we shared showed the top of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
Nearly half of this week’s guesses were for the Kent Hale Smith Building, and many also named Tinkham Veale Uni...
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May 31, 2019
Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Associate Professor in Community Development and founding director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, was elected to serve on the governing board of the Urban Affairs Association.
The association is an international body of scholar...
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May 10, 2019
That’s six Case Western Reserve degrees for the Martin family and counting
Commencement day, Sunday, May 19, will be especially busy for the Martin family. So busy that they’ve made special arrangements.
“We’re here for the whole day,” said Richard Martin. “We
boarded the dog for two days because...