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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Case Western Reserve-based organization will coordinate investment to strengthen family support systems
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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…
February 07, 2019
An enhanced partnership among Case Western Reserve University, the City of Cleveland and two Cleveland-area police departments focuses on reducing juvenile-related crimes through intervention and family services. A new $979,000 federal grant allows officers from the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing…
January 07, 2019
Research shows that lead risk varies by Cleveland school Rob Fischer, associate professor at Case Western Reserve’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Substantial numbers of Cleveland’s youngest students have had elevated levels of lead in their blood prior to…
January 07, 2019
Elizabeth M. Tracy, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor Emerita in Social Work at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected as a fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW). In its eighth year, AASWSW is composed of 129 fellows…
December 14, 2018
Mark S. Fleisher, a research professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, had a chapter published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Criminology and Criminal Justice. Titled “The History of Gangs and Gang Research,” Fleisher’s chapter explores how radical…
December 14, 2018
Jeff Kretschmar Jeff Kretschmar, managing director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, recently co-authored a piece for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange with Summit County Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio. Titled “How Ohio’s Restore Court Focuses on Helping Sex…
December 07, 2018
In light of Anti-Bullying Week 2018, Jane Timmons-Mitchell and Daniel Flannery, senior research associate and director at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, respectively, co-authored a blog post for Cambridge University Press on bullying, its effects and what people…
November 29, 2018
Students are invited to an information session on the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ study abroad course to Guatemala this spring break. The session will be held today (Nov. 29) at 12:45 p.m. in Mandel School, Room 336. Zoe Breen Wood, associate professor at the…