The purpose and power of place-based philanthropy in Cleveland and Detroit
April 07, 2025ideastream: Mark Joseph, the Leona Bevis and Marguerite Haynam Professor of Community Development, discussed how the Cleveland and Kresge foundations are…
International Children's Book Day: Celebrating our faculty authors
April 04, 2025Since 1967, on Hans Christian Andersen's birthday (April 2), International Children's Book Day is celebrated to inspire a love of reading and to call…
A note from the Director of Enrichment and Engagement: April 2025
April 02, 2025As you know, the Office for Campus Enrichment and Engagement was recently created to maintain alignment with our university’s institutional values. Many of us…
Spartan Showcase: Ndidiamaka Ani
March 31, 2025Ndidiamaka Ani’s studies and work in social work are rooted in personal experience. Growing up as one of five children born to a single mother in Nigeria, Ani…
Advocating for Equity Spotlight Speaker Series
March 26, 2025The Mandel School is proud to present the Advocating for Equity Speaker Spotlight Series. This series affords students the opportunity to listen to and engage…
Majority of Ohio nonprofits in the red without government funds, report says
March 25, 2025ideastream: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, explained…
A day in the life: Two social work students walk us through their typical days
March 24, 2025Social workers play a vital role in supporting those in need and addressing challenges to foster stronger, more resilient communities. In recognition of their…
MSW student Shyanne Urban reflects on spring break in Poland
March 20, 2025For some Case Western Reserve University students, last week’s spring break wasn’t a pause in their studies, but an opportunity to continue their educational…
Adjunct instructor Pat Clifford publishes article on structural changes in community organizing
March 19, 2025Pat Clifford, an adjunct instructor, contributed an article to the inaugural issue of the Community Organizing Journal.
Titled “That Deep…
Celebrating World Social Work Day
March 18, 2025Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when…
Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
March 13, 2025In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year…
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Are 66% of Cleveland’s adults ‘functionally illiterate’? Rob Fischer disagrees
March 11, 2025ideastream: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, said race…
Student Spotlight: Bernard Kwadwo Oteng
March 07, 2025Bernard Kwadwo Oteng has learned in his field placement that different people can have different perspectives on a particular issue/problem, and it's important to…-
Equity Corner: March 2025
March 06, 2025I believe in transparency, and one of the things I share with students is the difference between implicit and explicit curriculum in social work education. As…
Alumnus Scott D. Ryan (GRS ‘01) to deliver 2025 Mandel School diploma ceremony address
March 06, 2025The Mandel School is pleased to announce Scott D. Ryan (GRS ‘01) as its 2025 diploma ceremony speaker.