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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Meet the Mandel School's new PhD cohort
The beginning of the semester marked a new chapter for a group of PhD students at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. The Mandel School’s PhD in Social Welfare program welcomed eight new doctoral students who have begun their…
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Alumna earns prestigious role on International Federation of Social Workers’ UN commission
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Register for the Mandel School’s new High-Performing Teams Certificate program with a special group rate
Recent News
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March 20, 2025
For some Case Western Reserve University students, last week’s spring break wasn’t a pause in their studies, but an opportunity to continue their educational pursuits in new settings. Over 120 of them visited seven countries across the globe—from Poland to Taiwan to Dominican Republic—through academ...
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March 19, 2025
Pat Clifford, an adjunct instructor, contributed an article to the inaugural issue of the Community Organizing Journal.
Titled “That Deep Sense of Freedom: Transforming Community Organizing through Liberatory Feminist Practices of Leadership, Power and Time,” Clifford’s article focuses on structur...
March 18, 2025
Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message for social justice, human rights and social development globally, all through the p...
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March 18, 2025
Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message for social justice, human rights and social development globally, all through the promotio...
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March 13, 2025
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 substan...
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March 11, 2025
ideastream: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, said race is a factor that should be examined when looking at adult literacy, just as much as other factors.
Read the article...
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March 10, 2025
I believe in transparency, and one of the things I share with students is the difference between implicit and explicit curriculum in social work education. As this is a data collection year-of-record for the Council on Social Work Education re-affirmation process, I am focused on implicit curriculum...
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March 07, 2025
Class Year: May 2025
Degree Program: MSW On-Campus
Concentration: Mental Health with Children and Adolescents
Field Education Organization: Center on Poverty and Community Development
Hometown: Kumasi, Ghana
Give a brief overview of your field education experience.
I went into the Poverty Cent...
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March 07, 2025
Scott Wilkes, assistant dean of academic affairs and associate dean for equity and innovation at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was featured in the Association of Social Work Boards' (ASWB) newsletter and on the website.
Wilkes serves on ASWB's Social Work Wor...
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March 07, 2025
A team of researchers from the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences conducted a study examining how drug overdose deaths correlate with urban census tracts.
The team consisted of research associates Ryan M...