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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November 30, 2017
The Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host “Are You Afraid?” today (Nov. 30) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school’s Noble Commons. “Are You Afraid?” is a sustained dialogue discussion that will focus on race and policing as it pertains to Case Western Reserve…
November 14, 2017
Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch and hear from Anat Freund, senior lecturer at the School of Social Work at the University of Haifa in Israel. Freund will present “Academia in Israel: A Multicultural Perspective” Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and…
November 13, 2017
Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch and learn about the international experiences of students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. The panel discussion, titled “Global Perspectives from Mandel School Students,” will be held Tuesday, Nov.…
October 31, 2017
Attend the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences' Fall Open House Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mandel Community Studies Center. This event is ideal for both prospective and admitted students. Get an inside look at the school’s top-ranked master’s…
October 30, 2017
For more than 25 years, communities have used asset-based community development (ABCD) as a strength-based approach to change. ABCD builds community from the inside out as residents become producers. Asset mapping is a fundamental tool that discovers the gifts of individuals. At a two-day ABCD…
October 18, 2017
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences International Education Programs Office invites students to bring their lunches and learn more about the “Invisible Groups in a New Poland” Mandel School study abroad course today (Oct. 18) at 1 p.m. in Mandel School building,…
October 02, 2017
Open to the entire campus community, Amy T. Khare, a research affiliate for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, will present her latest paper, “Fair Housing and Inclusive Communities,” part of The Grand Challenges for Social Work. Hosted by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel…
September 22, 2017
Two Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences faculty members examined the public health and moral models of understanding addiction in an op-ed published in the Akron Beacon Journal. Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare, and Lenore Kola,…
September 19, 2017
The Mandel School International Education Program will host a lunch and learn session for the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciences’ study abroad program in Guatemala. This lunch and learn session will be offered today (Sept. 19) and Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.…
September 14, 2017
Mixed-income housing communities were supposed to remedy the severe decline in the quality of public housing in the latter part of the 20th century, where families living in poverty were rarely—if ever—able to escape their dire economic situations. But a body of research by Mark Joseph, the Leona…