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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.

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Braveheart Gillani and Kristen Kirchgesler explore mentorship of marginalized doctoral students
Braveheart Gillani, a PhD student at the Mandel School, and Kristen Kirchgesler, web services librarian at the Lillian and Milford Harris Library, recently penned an article titled “Sites of Possibilities: A Scoping Review to Investigate the Mentorship of Marginalized Social Work Doctoral…
Interview with Alumna Geneva Johnson debuts on new "Change Leaders" podcast
Geneva B. Johnson (MSSA '57) was the special guest on the first episode of the Mandel School's new podcast, Change Leaders. Johnson led a long and distinguished career in social work and nonprofit management. Starting as program director with the YWCA in Houston, Texas, she became a successful…
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Impact Talk—“America the Beautiful and Violent: The Response of Social Work to Anti-Black Racism”
Dexter Voisin Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can learn how careers in social work are making a difference in society with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Impact Talk series in March. Mandel School Dean Dexter Voisin will present…
Cuyahoga County sees surge in children killed, children charged with murder
cleveland.com: 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 the surge last year in the number of children who succumbed to fatal violence—both those killed by it and those accused of…
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Master of Nonprofit Organizations information session
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to learn more about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Master of Nonprofit Organizations program Thursday, March 23, from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom. Attendees will discover how the program’s alumni…
Cuyahoga County seeing historic rate of juveniles involved in homicides
WEWS: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the recent surge in juveniles charged with murder—along with those killed—compared with past years in Cuyahoga County.   Read the article
Ann Nguyen receives grant to study risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among older Black adults
Ann Nguyen, assistant professor, received a new grant funded by the Research Centers Collaborative Network from a parent grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIH). This is a two-year grant, totaling $50,000. She is the principal investigator on the grant, alongside co-principal investigator…
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Mandel School’s Ann Nguyen receives grant to study risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among older Black adults
Ann Nguyen, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, received a new grant funded by the Research Centers Collaborative Network from a parent grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIH). This is a two-year grant, totaling $50,000. She is the…
Mandel School announces new director of School Social Work program
Assistant Professor Marjorie N. Edguer will be the new director of the Mandel School's School Social Work program, succeeding Senior Instructor Emerita Sarah S. Andrews, whose guidance and dedication helped build the program many years ago. Edguer has experience as a school social worker, as well…
Adjunct professor Jocelyn Rosnick writes op-ed piece
Mandel School adjunct professor Jocelyn Rosnick wrote an op-ed for cleveland.com titled, Working together to protect reproductive health care rights in Ohio. Rosnick teaches SASS 512: Legislative and Political Process and is the policy director for the ACLU of Ohio.   Read the article