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 School honors 2025 Alumni Award winners during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
As members of the Case Western Reserve University community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences took time for a more personalized celebration: recognizing exemplary alumni. More than 60 Mandel School alumni…
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November 04, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a free research colloquium Friday, Nov. 11, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Mandel Community Studies Center, Room 108. The colloquium is titled “Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: A Remedy That Needs More…
October 20, 2016
A Case Western Reserve University research project that has become a national model for helping reshape how sexual assaults are investigated and prosecuted—including cases borne from rape kits 20-plus years old—will share two new grants totaling $3 million from the U.S. Department of Justice…
October 13, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host multiple information sessions on short-term study abroad opportunities. While the Mandel School sponsors the programs, they are open to all students. An information session about the Child Welfare in Guatemala program…
October 07, 2016
2016 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is the party of the century for the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. The school of social work and nonprofit management is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and has scheduled several centennial events for Oct. 14-15 to…
September 20, 2016
Are you considering a career in social work, social welfare or nonprofit management? Attend an information session Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon to learn about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ top-ranked master’s programs in social work and nonprofit…
September 19, 2016
As part of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series, Gale Richardson, associate professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, will lead an informal discussion titled “Career Trajectories for Women in Academic…
September 16, 2016
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman and learn about the intersections of public literacy, feminism and comics at “An Evening With Wonder Woman,” at the opening night of the Wonder Woman Symposium Thursday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Public Library’s Main Branch. The Wonder…
September 12, 2016
Testing backlogged sexual assault kits leads to the imprisonment of more rapists—preventing future sexual assaults and saving would-be victims and communities millions of dollars, according to a new analysis by Case Western Reserve University. Thanks to access granted by the Cuyahoga County…
August 05, 2016
Rob Fischer, research professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, wrote an article for Zocalo Public Square, in which he described Cleveland’s poverty problem. His article, which is titled “There’s No Magic Bullet for Cleveland’s Poverty,” explains the…
June 13, 2016
New data challenges conventional wisdom about rape among scholars, advocates, police and prosecutors The testing of nearly 5,000 forgotten and backlogged rape kits in Cuyahoga County has led to investigations, indictments, prosecutions—and, already, more than 250 convictions. But besides bringing…