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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June 02, 2023
Wenxing Wei and Darrell Coleman, doctoral students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciences, were accepted into the Virtual 2023 Summer Mentoring Workshop for Doctoral Students at the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research and the Program for Research on…
June 02, 2023
Braveheart Gillani, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was selected for the Two-Spirit, Queer, and Trans People of Color (2-QTPOC) Award, which will be presented at the 2023 Council on Social Work Education Annual Program Meeting Oct. 26–29…
June 02, 2023
Wenxing Wei and Darrell Coleman, doctoral students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Social Sciences, were accepted into the Virtual 2023 Summer Mentoring Workshop for Doctoral Students at the Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research and the Program for Research on…
June 01, 2023
There is no average day for a foster care worker. Just ask Marquetese Betts (SAS ’15), a Case Western Reserve University adjunct professor at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, who has, for 24 years, been a part of the foster care system in Northeast Ohio. Betts…
May 31, 2023
Dexter R. Voisin, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean in Applied Social Sciences, has been elected president of the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work (NADD). He will serve a three-year term beginning July 1. Founded in 1986, NADD is a volunteer membership…
May 31, 2023
Marquetese Betts There is no average day for a foster care worker. Just ask Marquetese Betts (SAS ’15), a Case Western Reserve University adjunct professor at the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, who has, for 24 years, been a part of the foster care system in…
May 30, 2023
Assistant Professor Adrianne M. Fletcher will return to the Mandel School with the elevated role of associate dean for equity and belonging on July 1. She was on a leave of absence serving as the Supreme Court of Ohio’s first diversity, equity and inclusion director since last May. In her…
May 30, 2023
University will train addiction care providers in evidence-based best practices and provide implementation, evaluation support Ohio had the nation’s fourth-highest rate of unintentional drug-overdose deaths according to most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
May 30, 2023
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host an open house for the intensive weekend format of its Master of Social Work program Saturday, June 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mandel Community Studies Center. The intensive weekend program format was created to be…
May 26, 2023
Elizabeth Fehsenfeld (CWRU SOM); Rosanne Potter (Cleveland Foundation); Ronn Richards (Cleveland Foundation); Jill Stanley (CWRU SOM); Julian Rogers (CWRU); Lilian Kuri (Cleveland Foundation) Groundbreaking took place last week for the Cleveland Foundation’s multi-use Midtown…