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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January 13, 2017
Claudia J. Coulton, the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research & Social Change and Distinguished University Professor, was selected as a 2017 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR).
Coulton also co-founded and co-directs the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Developmen...
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January 11, 2017
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Office of Research Administration and doctoral program will host a research colloquium titled “Use of Community Data by Nonprofits: Opportunities and Challenges.”
The colloquium will be held Friday, Jan. 27, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. ...
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December 02, 2016
Three faculty members at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences were honored as mentors through the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Council on the Role and Status of Women in Social Work Education Mentor Recognition Program.
The program honors mentors who hav...
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November 28, 2016
Want an in-depth look at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ top-ranked master’s programs in social work and nonprofit management?
Attend an open house Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mandel Community Studies Center.
At the open house, attendees will ...
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November 23, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a program featuring a discussion on Ghana and peace building Monday, Nov. 28, from 7 to 8 p.m. in Mandel Community Studies Center, Room 105.
Ghana is seen as a beacon of peace globally because of its long-standing histor...
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November 18, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will be inducted into the 100 Year Club at the Western Reserve Historical Society Dec. 5.
The 100 Year Club of the Western Reserve was created in 1953 to honor an elite group of our region’s corporations and institutions that have...
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November 11, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a talk on the unique situation in Poland, which has recently seen much emigration and immigration.
Magdalena Lesińska, a visiting researcher in the Department of Sociology, will present “Two for One…Poland as an Emigrati...
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November 11, 2016
The Schubert Center for Child Studies will host Walter S. Gilliam, associate professor of child psychiatry and psychology at Yale University, for a discussion titled "Why Are Our Young Children Being Expelled and Suspended in Preschool, and Why Are Some of Our Children At Such Greater Risk?"
His ta...
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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 Th...
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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 (DOJ).
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