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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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 f...
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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 c...
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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 T...
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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 can...
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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 ...
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November 13, 2018
What are the mental health comorbidities and protective factors for sexual and gender minority youth in foster care? Dana Prince, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will investigate this question in the next installment of the Prevention Rese...
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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 ...