
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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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...

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September 28, 2018
In a recent study, a team of experts from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences found medication-assisted treatment use didn’t increase the odds of drug court graduation, but social supports and age may...

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September 28, 2018
After 15 years and nine peer-reviewed books, David Biegel, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice, and Elizabeth M. Tracy, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor of Social Work, have completed a comprehensive collection of evidence-based practices in the field of social work.
“We designe...

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August 28, 2018
Students are invited to information sessions about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ winter break study abroad programs.
The sessions will cover the Global Health and Social Development in India and Health, Human and Social Development in Rural and Urban Ecuador ...

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August 24, 2018
Research Assistant Professor Fred Butcher and Senior Research Associate Krystel Tossone, both affiliated with the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, co-authored a report for the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission.
Their report, titled “Impact of House Bill 86 & Sentencing...