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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January 27, 2020
Case Western Reserve University researchers tracked eviction in City of Cleveland, with troubling results A team of researchers from Case
Western Reserve University analyzed five years’ worth of eviction data from the
Cleveland Housing Court and spent several weeks in court interviewing those…
January 22, 2020
Congratulations to first-year law students Sierra Lipscomb and Makela Hayford for a fantastic finish at the 1L Law Student Diversity Case Competition hosted by the University of Cincinnati College of Law and Keating Muething & Klekamp. Lipscomb and Hayford placed third out of 18 teams from eight…
January 20, 2020
Professor Max Mehlman, director of the Law-Medicine Center, recently co-authored an article in the Pathogens and Immunity journal with Dr. Michael Lederman, titled, “Compulsory Immunization Protects Against Infection: What Law and Society Can Do.” The article examines potential legal remedies to…
January 15, 2020
David E. Biegel, PhD, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice at the Mandel School, has received the 2020 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). Presented by one of the premier social work associations, this award recognizes…
January 13, 2020
Join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School Applied Social Sciences’ International Education Programs to learn about three-credit study abroad courses to Mexico, Poland and the Netherlands for spring 2020. The session will be held Jan. 14 at 1 p.m. in the Mandel School, Room 238. Students will…
January 06, 2020
Warning: This article contains specific information related to sexual assaults and rapes in the Cleveland area. Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits in Cleveland. He’s been linked to raping six women—killing one of them—during a…
January 06, 2020
Rape-kit testing shows that rapists also commit other serious, invasive crimes, according to new research from Case Western Reserve University Larry McGowan is a sexual-assault offender, identified through the DNA testing of thousands of rape kits in Cleveland. He’s been linked to raping six…
December 20, 2019
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently appointed Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, to the new School Safety Working Group. The working group was created as part of the new Ohio School Safety Center. The…
December 18, 2019
Designed in response to high exposure rates, new screening measure expected to be implemented nationally One in five children in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, are either exposed to, or are victims of, violence and trauma, according to a new study from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied…
December 13, 2019
An article co-authored by Mark S. Fleisher, research professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was published in the Journal of Black Studies. Titled, “Historical Roots of Chicago’s Contemporary Violence: An Interpretation of Chicago’s Early Sociologists’…