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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

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Preparing nonprofits for the next disaster
Dennis Young believes the 2012 closure of the nation’s most renowned social service agency should have been a clarion call. If Chicago’s Hull House, founded in 1889 by Nobel Prize winner Jane Addams, couldn’t survive economic headwinds, every nonprofit could be at risk. And, as the pandemic…
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Crain’s Cleveland Business recognizes Mandel School’s Adrianne Fletcher
Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Supreme Court of Ohio, has been elected one of Crain’s Cleveland Business' Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Fletcher is one of 20 local executives…
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Preparing nonprofits for the next disaster
Dennis Young believes the 2012 closure of the nation’s most renowned social service agency should have been a clarion call. If Chicago’s Hull House, founded in 1889 by Nobel Prize winner Jane Addams, couldn’t survive economic headwinds, every nonprofit could be at risk. And, as the pandemic…
Monitoring your kids online
Fox 8 News: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed safeguards for parents looking to keep an eye on their children’s safety online. “There are apps out there that can put controls on your…
How NASCAR’s switch to unleaded gas boosted test scores near racetracks
The Hill: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed a new study that found lead exposure from speedways hurt academic performance at area schools. “It’s a very clever natural experiment,” he…
Crain’s Cleveland Business recognizes Adrianne Fletcher
Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion at the Mandel School and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Supreme Court of Ohio, has been elected one of Crain’s Cleveland Business' Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Fletcher is one of 20…
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Two-part community-based system dynamics workshop
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a free two-part workshop focused on introducing participants to community-based system dynamics (CBSD) as a participatory systems science method for engaging and working with organizations and communities to address…
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Mandel School’s Jennifer King discusses trauma-informed programming
Last month, Jennifer King, assistant professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently appeared on a podcast. On the 654th episode of The Trauma Therapist Podcast, hosted by Guy Macpherson, King…
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Mandel School’s Dana Prince to present at Michigan State University Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health event
Dana Prince, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will be a featured guest speaker at the Michigan State University Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health's 2022–23 Speakers Series in March. She will give a research talk and host a…
Jennifer King discusses trauma-informed programming on popular podcast
Last month, Jennifer King, assistant professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently appeared on a podcast. On the 654th episode of The Trauma Therapist Podcast, hosted by Guy Macpherson, King…