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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May 12, 2014
The campus community is invited to celebrate the appointment of Grover “Cleve” Gilmore as the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean in Applied Social Sciences—a newly established endowed chair.
The event will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at 4:30 p.m. at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community S...
April 30, 2014
Researchers to assess conditions, social services and reporting processes
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development awarded a $2.3 million grant to Case Western Reserve University's social work and medical schools and the College of Arts and Sciences. The te...
April 23, 2014
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has tapped the expertise of Case Western Reserve University’s Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
The center will evaluate the effectiveness O...
April 16, 2014
In addition to medical attention for acute illnesses, Northeast Ohio residents can now turn to Case Western Reserve University’s Student-Run Free Clinic (SRFC) for social work services.
In a broad cross-disciplinary approach that stresses coordination and cooperation among multiple health professio...
April 14, 2014
There will be an informational webinar about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ online Master of Science in Social Administration program on Tuesday, April 15, at 6 p.m.
Presenters from the Mandel School will include Kathleen Farkas, associate professor of social ...
March 25, 2014
Grace Brody, an emerita associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences who established an endowed professorship in 2007, passed away March 13 at the age of 98.
Brody joined the faculty of the Mandel School in the late 1960s and retired in 1986. She was p...
March 21, 2014
In celebration of Social Work Month, Women’s History Month and World Social Work Day on March 18, the Council on Social Work Education published a paper celebrating three former CSWE presidents, including M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mande...
March 16, 2014
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences is teaming with The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Hospice of the Western Reserve and Lifebanc to present “Transformation and Purpose from Grief and Loss,” a facilitated discussion with individuals who have adjusted and transfo...
February 21, 2014
Joseph Pyles (SAS '52), a longtime faculty member of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, passed away at the age of 94. Well-known in Northeast Ohio as a social worker at the Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Families, the Catholic Counseling Center of Cleve...
February 14, 2014
M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, the Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, is the co-editor of Teaching Human Rights, a new curriculum resource for social work faculty.
The book reflects the Council of Social Work Education’s init...