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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February 16, 2018
Collective Action Towards Social Justice at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will celebrate black excellence by hosting a bazaar that features black-owned businesses in the Greater Cleveland area.
The bazaar will be at the Noble Commons in the Mandel School Thurs...
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February 13, 2018
Feelings about the frequency of rape or other forms of sexual assault in a neighborhood are significantly tied to women’s—but not men’s—perceptions of its safety, according to new research.
However, both men and women report feeling less safe in their neighborhoods based on the presence of other vi...
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January 22, 2018
The application deadline has been extended to Friday, Feb. 2, for fall 2018 scholarship consideration in the on-campus Master of Science in Social Administration (MSSA) program.
Leadership Fellows is the full-tuition scholarship program designed for exceptionally qualified, highly-motivated candida...
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January 17, 2018
The American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW) unanimously selected Grover C. Gilmore, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, as an honorary fellow.
This honor is a status reserved for a very small number of major figures in social work who ha...
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January 11, 2018
With a focus on gender, new NIH-funded research continues two decades of study at Case Western Reserve University into effects of prenatal cocaine exposure
Teens whose mothers used cocaine during pregnancy are more likely to have aggression and attention problems—known predictors of later drug use a...
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January 05, 2018
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences International Education Programs Office invites university community members to bring their lunches and learn more about study abroad options in Guatemala and Nicaragua during spring break and summer break.
This information sessio...
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January 04, 2018
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences International Education Programs Office will host an information session on its “Invisible Groups in a New Poland" Mandel School study abroad course.
University community members can bring their lunch and learn more about the prog...
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December 22, 2017
The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department selected Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare, for its Citizen’s Award. Singer also is the deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education.
Annually, the award is given...
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December 06, 2017
The university community is invited to attend a research lecture on the social work grand challenge to stop family violence.
This lecture, hosted by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will be held Friday, Dec. 8, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and Morton...
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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 Univers...