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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Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
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…
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January 03, 2023
The Begun Center tackles one of the nation’s most vexing issues
Most days, Dan Flannery, PhD, takes an objective, evidence-based approach to reducing gun violence. That’s his job as director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Sch...
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December 28, 2022
ideastream: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed school safety on two fronts on the Sound of Ideas last Monday: The trend of increased misbehavior locally and nationally, and the aspect of se...
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December 27, 2022
cleveland.com: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, said firearm deaths are increasing partly because guns are easily accessible—and those guns are designed to cause as much harm as possible. “So, ther...
December 22, 2022
Class Year: May 2023
Degree Program: MSW
Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change
Hometown: Springfield, OH
Field Education Organization: Think Tank, Inc. in Springfield, OH
Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing?
I attended Capital University, a...
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December 21, 2022
WCPN: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, said it’s “understandable” schools have used metal detectors and school resource officers to combat school shootings, but noted there’s little evidence those ...
December 21, 2022
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December 20, 2022
From the ongoing opioid epidemic to social justice and gun violence, the expertise and insight of the faculty at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University were at the forefront of the stories making headlines nationally and internationall...
December 19, 2022
WEWS: Following the death of Stephen ’tWitch’ Boss, the DJ and dancer from The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Ivan Conard, research associate at the Center on Trauma and Adversity, encouraged those “suffering in silence” to seek help. He noted that rates of suicide have increased in Ohio—and Black Ohioans fa...
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December 16, 2022
M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Amy Restorick Roberts (SAS ’00; GRS ’13, social welfare) served as editors on the second edition of Lessons From Abroad: Adapting International Social Welf...
December 13, 2022
cleveland.com (subscription required): Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, said high-profile shootings in places like schools, stores and houses of worship mask a more common occurrence of gun violenc...