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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
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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.

Recent News

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Homelessness just ‘one of the concerns’ when someone is evicted
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…
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CWRU team excels, earns award in regional competition
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…
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Professor Mehlman coauthors journal article on compulsory immunization and the law
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…
Biegel receives 2020 Distinguished Career Achievement Award from SSWR
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…
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Mandel School Spring Study Abroad Information Session
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…
Study: Reduce crime by focusing efforts on rapists
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…
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Study: Reduce crime by focusing efforts on rapists
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…
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Mandel School’s Dan Flannery appointed to new School Safety Working Group
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…
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Case Western Reserve social sciences researchers develop new tool to assess exposure to childhood violence, trauma
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…
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Mandel School’s Mark S. Fleisher pens piece on impact of immigrants, black American migrants fleeing slavery on Chicago in early 20th century
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’…