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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November 12, 2018
Faculty staff and students are invited to a session titled “You Don't Have to Be at a Traumatic Event to Be Affected by It” Wednesday, Nov. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Mandel Community Studies Center, Room 108.
Vicarious and secondary trauma is the indirect emotional duress that results when an ...
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November 08, 2018
International Education Week, the annual celebration of international education and global exchange, will return to Case Western Reserve University Nov. 12 to 16.
International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education to promote programs ...
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November 06, 2018
Get an inside look at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ top-ranked master’s programs in social work and nonprofit management at the school’s fall open house.
The Mandel School Fall Open House will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Jack, Jose...
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October 31, 2018
A group of second-year social work students recently got a first-hand account of how federal policies negatively discriminated against African-Americans and had lasting, systemic effects on Cleveland’s east side neighborhoods and citizens.
Earlier this month, students in the community practice for ...
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October 23, 2018
Ohio Living Breckenridge Village, Case Western Reserve University collaborate to open Smart Living Lab to aid residents, academic researchers
A diverse group of collaborators posed a novel question over the last year: What if seniors could test technology designed to improve their lives in resident...
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October 23, 2018
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host Marcin Gońda, the Kościuszko Foundation Fellow at the University of Lodz in Poland, for a talk.
Gońda will present “How Can Public Policies Support Full Participation in Society? The Case of Poland” Wednesday, Oct. 24, a...
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October 23, 2018
Join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences for its next International Education Programs Lunch and Learn Information Session.
The next event will highlight the Mandel School’s Invisible Groups in a New Poland program, which is led by Associate Professor Kathleen Fark...
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October 16, 2018
Late contemporary artist George Segal’s piece to serve as reminder of social work school’s commitment to build a more just world
As part of a gift from the Mildred Andrews Fund to Case Western Reserve University, a sculpture titled “The Homeless” will now have a permanent home in Cleveland.
The bro...
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October 02, 2018
Join the Mandel School of Applied Sciences Student-Alumni Network and the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education for a screening and discussion of I Am Evidence Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Mandel School’s Noble Commons.
The film, produced by the Joyful Heart Foundat...
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September 28, 2018
Associate Professor Kathleen Farkas of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences served on the National Taskforce Steering Committee for a trauma-informed social work curricular guide published by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). This is not the Mandel School’s...