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 14, 2014
First-year graduate student Catherine R. Smith will present "Prospects to Work for Low-Income Women and How Place Matters" on Tuesday, Feb. 18, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Room 138.
The presentation will fulfill a requirement for the Col...
January 30, 2014
A newly released study in Law Enforcement Executive Review reports that citizens and police officers from the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority in Cleveland praise the role of police as first social responders.
The study was based on a random mail survey of 60 residents who received social-se...
January 09, 2014
When inmates with severe mental illness are released from jail, their priority is finding shelter, food, money and clothes. Even needs as basic as soap and a place to bathe can be hard to come by for people leaving jail, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University’s social work sch...
December 23, 2013
A nudge from the nose of a free-roaming zebra or towering, 2,500-pound Clydesdale draft horse might send others running.
But Lauren Burke, a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, instead extends a curved hand to retur...
December 19, 2013
A central resource for research and information about creating and sustaining mixed-income communities has launched online at nimc.case.edu with resources at Case Western Reserve University.
The National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities (NIMC) is based in the Center on Urban Poverty and Commu...
December 12, 2013
David E. Biegel, a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, has spent several decades researching the impact of chronic illnesses on families. His research, coupled with his community involvement, has earned him recognition...
December 03, 2013
A new study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences found that children’s language, math and logic readiness were improved significantly by the programs offered at 24 pilot universal prekindergarten program (UPK) sites in G...
November 20, 2013
In 2011, the elderly lost nearly $3 billion to financial abuse, a crisis described by the National Council on Aging as "the crime of the 21st century."
Alumna Anne D. Veneziano will discuss the scope of the problem and potential solutions as part of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Appl...
November 19, 2013
Richard Romaniuk, instructor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently wrote an article for the National Association of Social Workers' Ohio Chapter, titled "Jambo Bwana, Habari Gani? Mzuri Sana!" The article is available in full on the NASW website.
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October 24, 2013
Foreclosures, vacant houses and declining neighborhoods breed serious health and safety problems. But can living amid such conditions also affect how well a child does in school?
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are ...