
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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March 30, 2018
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, in partnership with John Carroll University, Cuyahoga Community College and Cleveland State University, will host the 12th International Conference on Conflict Resolution Education, “Bridging the Divide in Polarized Societies,” fr...

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March 27, 2018
With unprecedented access to data from Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office, Case Western Reserve University researchers gaining better understanding of sexual offenders
New research from Case Western Reserve University has experts re-thinking what was previously believed about the patterns of serial...

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March 23, 2018
Jennifer Madden, adjunct faculty at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, had her research on successful affordable housing cross-sector collaboration profiled by the Urban Institute in How Housing Matters.
How Housing Matters is an online resource featuring research...

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March 23, 2018
Add one more entry into Case Western Reserve’s list of efforts that U.S. News & World Report rates among the nation’s top 10.
Along with degree programs in nursing and social work that achieved lofty positions in the rankings released this week, the law school’s Health Law specialty moved up four p...

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March 14, 2018
Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect a change in location.
The Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity Power of Diversity Lecture Series continues with a talk by Mark L. Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Associate Professor in Community Development and found...

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March 09, 2018
Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Associate Professor in Community Development and founding director of the National Initiative on Mixed Income Communities (NIMC), and Amy Khare, research assistant professor at the Mandel School and the research director for NIMC, gave a talk at Harvard...

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March 07, 2018
A Case Western Reserve University professor is joining an interdisciplinary group of 19 experts in academia from around the country speaking out against gun violence.
Daniel J. Flannery, a professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, is part of a national call-...

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March 02, 2018
Mark Joseph
Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Associate Professor in Community Development, has been named to the George Gund Foundation’s board of trustees.
Joseph is the founding director of the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, which conducts research and consulting ...

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February 22, 2018
Undergraduate students interested in the field of social work are invited to come learn about the opportunity to save time and money by completing your bachelor’s and master’s degree in just five years.
This 3+2 program is offered to undergraduate students with an interest in enhancing their educat...

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February 21, 2018
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will celebrate black history with a reception featuring soul food from local black-owned restaurant Hot Sauce Williams, music, an open mic and a festive atmosphere.
Attendees are invited to wear clothing to symbolize their black h...