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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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Mandel School students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton recognized for gerontological studies
Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton, master’s students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were selected to receive the 2024 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontologi...
University Circle Police chief wants to start tracking fake guns
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention and Research, attributed part of the rise of children carrying around toy guns to protection. “These kids don't feel safe,” Flannery said, also noting that children and young adults alike have become desensitized to guns in...
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Master of Social Work Community Practice for Social Change Path of Study information session
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’s Community Practice for Social Change Path of Study in the innovative Master of Social Work program. An informative session will be held via Zoom...
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Fewer children sleeping in Cuyahoga’s Jane Edna Hunter building
Signal Cleveland: David Crampton, associate professor, discussed the strides Cuyahoga County’s Department of Children and Family Services is making to find foster care placements, lessening the need to shelter kids in a county administration building. Read the article...
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Wilma Peebles-Wilkins (SAS '71) a guest on "Change Leaders" podcast
Alumna Wilma Peebles-Wilkins (SAS '71) was a recent guest on an episode of the Mandel School's Change Leaders podcast. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1945, Wilma Peebles-Wilkins graduated from North Carolina State University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in sociology and a minor in social w...
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Student Spotlight: Erin Grohe
Class Year: May 2024 Degree Program: On-Campus MSW/MNO: Social Work + Nonprofit Management Concentration: Health Field Education Organization: Windsor Laurelwood in Willoughby, Ohio Hometown: Aurora, Ohio Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing? Prior to attend...
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“Life After Death”: A Lecture by Yvonne Pointer
Join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences for a guest lecture by Yvonne Pointer, a nationally and internationally known anti-violence advocate. Part of the Mandel School's Classroom Without Walls initiative, the lecture will focus on overcoming tragic/horrific loss in...
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Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO) Online Information Sessions
Join representatives from the Master of Nonprofit Organizations program and Certificate of Nonprofit Management program for two online informational sessions Tuesday, April 18, at the Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences, located at 11235 Bellflower Road. Led by Program Director Robert Fischer...
Cleveland is not on pace to meet its lead safe goals. Here’s what officials plan to do about that.
Signal Cleveland: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, discussed how lead-safe compliance trends among registered rentals in Cleveland are well ahead of those in peer cities but still below the level required to reach full compliance...
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Meet Lori Stokes, Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar
Native Clevelander and longtime journalist and news anchor Lori Stokes was appointed a Mandel School Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar for a two-year term that began July 1, 2023. With her new appointment, she will guest-lecture courses, offer student-focused events and workshops related to ...