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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

Mark Joseph featured in RentWire NYC Newsletter
Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis/Marguerite Haynam Professor in Community Development and Founding Director of the National Initiative on Mixed-income Communities, was featured in RentWire NYC Newsletter’s article, “One Building, Two Worlds,” on Tuesday, Oct. 25.   Read the article This…
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Veterans Day Spotlight: John Durfee, DVM, School of Medicine
There are many Case Western Reserve University students, faculty and staff who have served our country–John Durfee, DVM, director of the animal resource center in the School of Medicine is one of those veterans. Durfee served in the United States Air Force from 1974 to 1979 in the aftermath of…
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First Year Cleveland awarded $4.8 million Medicaid grant
First Year Cleveland (FYC) announced it has been awarded a $4.8 million grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) to distribute to local partner organizations working to improve Black maternal and infant health outcomes in Cuyahoga County.  “The support we have received from the state will…
CSWE 2022 Annual Program Meeting
The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) is the place where social work education professionals collaborate, learn, teach and grow. This year’s theme is Leading Critical Conversations: Human Rights Are Global Rights and will feature social work education…
Blazing a trail: Laura Voith shares first-generation college experience
More than half a century ago, the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 was signed into law to help level the playing field for students from low-income and minority backgrounds. Its anniversary (Nov. 8) is marked by the First-Generation College Celebration, a nationwide event recognizing how…
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Blazing trails: CWRU community members share first-generation college experiences
From left: Laura Voith, Michael Oakes and Asia Fields More than half a century ago, the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 was signed into law to help level the playing field for students from low-income and minority backgrounds. Its anniversary (Nov. 8) is marked by the First-Generation College…
Best charities for 2023
WalletHub: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed the biggest mistakes that people make when donating to charity and the red flags they should look for before donating money to a…
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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…