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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.

Recent News

Heroes work at the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services
cleveland.com: David Crampton, associate professor, discussed the positive efforts of the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services (DCFS). “While we need to celebrate the dedication of DCFS staff, we should also try to prevent families from becoming involved with DCFS,” he…
Associate Professors Sharon Milligan and Rob Fischer appointed to Grace Longwell Coyle Professorship
Professor Grace Longwell Coyle (1892–1962) made a profound impact on the study of social work group work and its practice. Her books and presentations were seminal to promoting group work education and the important analysis of group leadership, group dynamics and elevating social work leadership.…
Ada Jackson featured as one of CWRU's outstanding 2023 graduates
At Case Western Reserve University, our students excel in research, academics, athletics and in the community. This week, we will celebrate the accomplishments of about 2,500 graduates. It would be impossible to comprehensively describe all of their contributions, but we caught up with a…
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Meet some of CWRU’s outstanding 2023 graduates
At Case Western Reserve University, our students excel in research, academics, athletics and in the community. This week, we will celebrate the accomplishments of about 2,500 graduates. It would be impossible to comprehensively describe all of their contributions, but we caught up with a…
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Ohio awards $6 million to CWRU's CEBP to establish new Center of Excellence to help stem state’s increasing opioid epidemic
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…
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation named recipient of President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
Among Case Western Reserve University’s most transformative and generous supporters, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has been named the recipient of the 2023 President’s Award for Visionary Achievement. The annual award honors those who have made a profound, positive and lasting…
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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation named recipient of President’s Award for Visionary Achievement
Among Case Western Reserve University’s most transformative and generous supporters, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has been named the recipient of the 2023 President’s Award for Visionary Achievement. The annual award honors those who have made a profound, positive and lasting…
Student Spotlight: Sydney Evans
Class Year: August 2023 Degree Program: MSSA Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Field Education Organization: Case Western Reserve University's Case Comprehensive Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio Before beginning at Case Western Reserve…
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Mandel School’s Duncan Mayer writes about child maltreatment
Duncan Mayer, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently penned two articles about child maltreatment using Cuyahoga County data. The first article, published in Social Currents, explored the role nonprofit organizations have in the spatial…
Student Spotlight: Lakita Richardson
Class Year: May 2023 Degree Program: MSW Concentration: Children, Youth and Families Hometown: Lima, Ohio Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing? I was working as a group clinician at a mental health day treatment center for school-aged youth. Why…