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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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Mandel School appoints interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion
Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, effective immediately. Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the…
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National Opinion Research Center awards fellowship to Mandel School’s Fei Wang
Fei Wang, a doctoral student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was awarded a fellowship with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) in the Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion Program at the University of Chicago. She is one of five scholars selected…
Council on Social Work Education recognizes Mandel School’s Liat Johnson
PhD student Liat Johnson is one of only four doctoral students chosen nationally to receive a fellowship through the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). The purpose of the program “is to reduce health disparities and improve healthcare outcomes of…
A proposal to swap CHA land for a new South Loop high school is part of an old trend
NPR Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and research director for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed the trend of the Chicago Housing Authority selling and transferring land to commercial entities.   Read the article
A proposal to swap CHA land for a new South Loop high school is part of an old trend
NPR Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed the trend of the Chicago Housing Authority selling and transferring land to commercial entities. Read the article
Doctoral student Tyrone Hamler publishes work in gerontology journal
Research by Tyrone Hamler, a PhD student, was recently published in The Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, a top-ranked journal in gerontology. This study contributed to the emerging body of literature on skin tone, discrimination and mental health. Uncovering mechanisms behind the “why”…
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Mandel School’s Tyrone Hamler publishes work in gerontology journal
Research by Tyrone Hamler, a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was recently published in The Journals of Gerontology: Social Sciences, a top-ranked journal in gerontology. This study contributed to the emerging body of literature on skin tone,…
Ohio juvenile prisons focus on improving literacy this school year
WEWS: Rob Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, said illiteracy has its roots in early childhood—along with income disparities, food and housing issues and mental health concerns. “When you think about…
A violent summer for Cleveland teens
WEWS: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed a surge in gun violence among Cleveland’s youth—partly due to an overwhelming number of guns on the streets. “It’s certainly been a more…
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Mandel School Names Interim Co-Assistant Deans of Diversity and Inclusion
Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Mandel School, effective immediately. Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court as their inaugural director of…