Equity. Innovation. Transformation.
9 short-term study abroad classes
Broaden your perspective of the world and gain new insight into how different countries and cultures approach social welfare issues, policies and practices
93% employment rate within 6 months
specializations
a student mentoring program
#1 in Ohio
22 average faculty h-index
10 research and training centers
The Mandel School is home to 10 research and training centers, including four current or former Centers of Excellence, and First Year Cleveland, a transformative community movement dedicated to reversing infant and mother mortality. Our reach is local, national and international.
- Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education
- Center for Evidence-Based Practices (Center of Excellence)
- Center for Innovative Practices (Center of Excellence)
- Center on Poverty and Community Development
- Center on Trauma and Adversity
- Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health (Center of Excellence)
- Community Innovation Network
- National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities
- Ohio Substance Use Disorders (Center of Excellence)
- Partnership for Evaluation, Research and Implementation
We foster equitable research and training collaborations and provide opportunities for students to participate in all aspects of the research process.
Dean Dexter Voisin and Dorothy Faller (MSSA '75) recently appeared on the latest Change Leaders podcast. The two will be inducted and celebrated as 2024 NASW Social Work Pioneers, along with Kimberly Strom (PhD '93), on Oct. 19, in Washington D.C. 51 NASW Pioneers are now associated with the Mandel School since its inception.