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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December 01, 2022
Class Year: Spring 2024
Degree Program: MSW
Concentration: Community Practice for Social Change
Hometown: Benton Harbor, MI
Undergrad Alma Mater: Northwestern University
Why did you choose Case Western Reserve?
The dual degree program is what really attracted me. The social work school felt ve...
November 30, 2022
Class Year: Spring 2024
Degree Program: MSW
Hometown: Evanston, IL / Buenos Aires, Argentina
Undergrad Alma Mater: University of Chicago
Why did you choose Case Western Reserve?
I chose the Mandel School specifically because of all of its resources on trauma-informed social work care and becaus...
November 29, 2022
Class Year: Fall 2023
Degree Program: MSW
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Undergrad Alma Mater: Miami University
Why did you choose Case Western Reserve?
I chose CWRU because of the prestige and recognition of the social work program at the Mandel School. It’s a high-ranking program, and I am native to...
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November 29, 2022
November is Nonprofit Awareness Month, a time that celebrates and promotes the support of nonprofits in the United States. This month is especially relevant to Cleveland, which has a long and thriving history of nonprofit innovation—the city is the birthplace of the first community chest (a predeces...
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November 29, 2022
The African American Alumni Association, in partnership with Case Western Reserve's Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity and African American Studies Minor, invites members of the Case Western Reserve University community to attend a Profiles of Inclusive Excellence event Thursday, ...
November 28, 2022
In this month's newsletter
Announcing the Passing of Gerald A. Strom, Senior Instructor Emeritus
November is Nonprofit Awareness Month!
Mandel School Celebration at CSWE
Upcoming Events & CEU Opportunities
Special Discount for Alumni to Earn a Certificate in Trauma-informed Practice
School N...
November 28, 2022
Class Year: August 2023
Degree Program: MSW (Advanced Standing Online)
Concentration: Children, Youth and Families
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Field Education Organization: Grace House Ministries in Fairfield, AL
Before beginning at Case Western Reserve University, what were you doing?
I was work...
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November 28, 2022
As a second-year pre-law student at Case Western Reserve University, Meg Coyle is already helping secure justice for victims of sexual assault and homicide. She's working as an intern with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s Major Trial Unit where she listens to jail calls, watches body cam fo...
November 22, 2022
Linh Huynh, a first-year student in the Master of Nonprofit Organizations program and intern at Inbloom Consulting, is just one of many graduate students to take advantage of the university’s Office of Post-Graduate Planning and Experiential Education, a resource countless students turn to as they f...
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November 22, 2022
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host the second installment of its free two-part workshop on community-based system dynamics (CBSD). The event seeks to position CBSD as a participatory systems science method for engaging and working with organizations and co...