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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
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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

Why is there a life expectancy disparity in Greater Cincinnati?
Cincinnati Enquirer (subscription required): David Miller, associate dean for academic affairs, said health disparities break down along both racial and geographic lines.   Read the article
April 2023 Inside the Action Newsletter
In this months newsletter: Day of Giving update Alumna to deliver diploma ceremony address Alumni awards Student accomplishments Upcoming Events and CEU Opportunities Student Spotlight Alumni News Faculty News In Memoriam Employment and Career Development Opportunities Read the April…
What comes next legally after Jayland Walker grand jury decision? CWRU expert discusses
WKYC: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, weighed in on an Akron grand jury’s move to issue a "no bill" decision, noting they felt the police officers' use of deadly force against Jayland Walker was…
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Mandel School student Piper Sereno recognized for work in gerontological studies
The University Center on Aging and Health at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing selected Piper Sereno, a student in the Master of Social Work program, for the 2023 Marie Haug Award. The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student who has shown exemplary performance in…
Professors Megan Holmes and Ann Nguyen have been promoted effective July 1
Associate Professor Megan R. Holmes has been promoted to full professor effective July 1, 2023. Dr. Holmes earned her MSW and PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles and joined the Mandel School faculty as an assistant professor in 2012. She was promoted to associate professor with…
Fulbright Scholar Agnieszka Naumiuk visits the Mandel School from the University of Warsaw
On April 17 and 18, Professor Agnieszka Naumiuk from the University of Warsaw visited the Mandel School and Cleveland. A Fulbright Scholar, she is researching the life of Jane Addams and how the issues acknowledged by Addams are part of social work practice today. While in Cleveland, she was the…
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Nobel Laureates with ties to the School of Medicine
Nobel Laureates: Ferid Murad earned both his MD and PhD degrees in 1965 from the school. He was part of a team awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1998—“for their discoveries concerning nitric oxide as a signalling molecule in the cardiovascular system.”  Alumnus Alfred Gilman…
Professors Kathleen J. Farkas and Mark S. Fleisher to retire
Associate Professor Kathleen J. Farkas will retire effective June 30, 2023. She has devoted 35 years of exceptional scholarship, teaching and service to the Mandel School, Case Western Reserve University and the academy. Dr. Farkas has made significant scholarly contributions to the areas of…
We made it all because of you! Day of Giving 2023
The Mandel School is small and mighty—we made it to the top because of you! This year, in support of student scholarships, we set a very ambitious goal of $60,000 for our annual Day of Giving on Tuesday, April 4. With your partnership, we surpassed it to raise nearly $66,000—thank you! In…
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Mandel School’s Nancy Rolock named to nonprofit board of directors, elected fellow of Society for Social Work and Research
Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Professor in Social Work Practice at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, was appointed to the board of directors for nonprofit Kinnect. Kinnect is an Ohio-based nonprofit dedicated to ensuring…