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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May 01, 2019
Faculty and researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School make headlines every day for work that advances social justice and creates a more just world. Check out some of the top stories from the past month: Pay for Success: Robert Fischer March 26
Ohio Treasurer Aims to Help Tackle…
April 12, 2019
When Debby Jacobson had the opportunity to travel to the
Netherlands as a faculty leader for a study abroad course in 2005, she urged
her oldest son, Bernie—then a first-year student at Case Western Reserve
University—to participate. She wasn’t sure when an opportunity like that would
come up…
April 12, 2019
Dean Grover C. Gilmore and Andrea Porter Andrea Porter, assistant dean for student services at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW). The award…
April 09, 2019
Course registration for next fall is underway, and while the offerings are vast, and degree-specific requirements are many, there are a number of interesting classes for Case Western Reserve University students to expand their horizons and gain insight into new subjects, from social work to…
April 09, 2019
Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton
Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences invites the community to talk about
current affairs in the nonprofit sector with one of Cleveland’s most esteemed
philanthropic leaders: Steven Minter (SAS ’63, HON ’89), former president…
April 08, 2019
LINK (Local InterNational Konnection), a student group at
the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will host
a panel presentation titled “Social Work Practice in China: Aging and Mental
Health.” The panel discussion will be held Tuesday, April 9, from
12:50 to 1:50…
April 05, 2019
Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare and deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-wrote an article for Patch titled “Migrant Children, Our Children.” The piece discusses the U.S. government’s treatment of migrants,…
April 01, 2019
Local InterNational Konnection (LINK), a student group at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will host a lecture by Elisabeta Zelinka, a professor from the social work program at the West University of Timisoara, Romania. Zelinka will present “Social Work and…
March 25, 2019
Four social-work faculty
members from Case Western Reserve University were named among the top 100
social workers in the nation by Taylor & Francis, an international academic
publishing company. The names of those employed by the 76 members of the Group for the Advancement of Doctoral…
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…