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 School honors 2025 Alumni Award winners during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
As members of the Case Western Reserve University community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences took time for a more personalized celebration: recognizing exemplary alumni. More than 60 Mandel School alumni…
Recent News
March 22, 2019
David S. Crampton Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish recently
announced the appointment of 10 individuals to serve on the county’s Division
of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Advisory Board. Among them is David S.
Crampton, associate professor of social work at the Jack, Joseph and…
March 19, 2019
Ruby B. Pernell, in a 1981 photo from CWRU Archives. Appointed acting dean of the School of Applied Social Sciences in 1973-74 (now the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel of Applied Social Sciences), Ruby B. Pernell was the first African-American woman dean at Case Western Reserve University. She came…
March 18, 2019
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social
Sciences’ offices of International Education Programs and International Affairs
are hosting an International Resource Marketplace on Tuesday, March 19, at the
Mandel School Noble Commons from noon to 2 p.m. This event is intended to…
March 15, 2019
Four Case Western Reserve University researchers wrote a paper on their work on cigarillo use among young people. The paper, titled “A comparison of methods to measure daily cigarillo consumption among adolescents and young adults,” was published in Tobacco Control. The four researchers…
March 11, 2019
Just months before the first students arrive at the Health Education Campus (HEC) of Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic, the university’s largest school received welcome news from U.S. News & World Report. It stands as the nation’s 24th-ranked research
medical school this year, one…
March 01, 2019
Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education Senior Research Associate Rachel Lovell and Research Assistant Joanna Klingenstein, and Liuhong Yang, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences, recently had an article published titled “Testing…
February 28, 2019
Join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied
Social Sciences for its 2019 Spring Open House Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. During the open house, attendees will learn about the school’s top-ranked social work and nonprofit master's programs, and have access to faculty,…
February 25, 2019
The Center on Trauma and Adversity will host Healing Network Nights open to all local healing professionals on the fourth Thursday every month. The events aim to: Foster social connections and quality relationships; Enhance interprofessional collaboration and community; and Promote a more…
February 21, 2019
Collective Action Toward Social Justice is hosting its second annual Black Business Bazaar this week. Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can stop by today (Feb. 21) to check out more than 20 black-owned businesses from throughout the greater Cleveland area. The bazaar will be…
February 19, 2019
All undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve
University working toward their Bachelor of Arts degree are invited to a lunch
and learn event with the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Jack, Joseph
and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. The Mandel School offers a 3+2…