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MSW student curates online art exhibit giving voice to high school students
April 29, 2022Graduating student Tara Daniel has curated a creative and meaningful online art exhibit to give voice to Lorain County high school students who are victims of…
Doctoral student Braveheart Gillani investigates COVID-19’s impact on the mental health of gender diverse patients in recent article
April 25, 2022Braveheart Gillani, a doctoral student at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently released a new publication about “Telehealth in Trans and Gender…
PhD student Tyrone Hamler to receive University of Cincinnati’s Distinguished Alumni award
April 22, 2022Tyrone C. Hamler, a doctoral student in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ PhD in Social Welfare program, was named a recipient…
Spartan Showcase: Zora Raglow-DeFranco
April 19, 2022From an early age, Zora Raglow-DeFranco has wanted to help others—and she’s focused on doing so through social justice. She recalls attending protests with her…
Mandel School doctoral student writes about digital divide in Ohio
April 15, 2022Alex Dorman, a doctoral student at the Mandel School and a research and policy analyst at The Center for Community Solutions, wrote a blog about the digital…
Gerontological studies’ Charnissa Boulware receives 2022 Marie Haug Award
March 31, 2022The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontological studies. The award was…
Student Spotlight: Josh Levy
March 08, 2022March is Social Work Month, and National School Social Work Week is March 6–12! Learn more about Josh Levy, one of our school social work …
Student Spotlight: Ariana Wilin
February 25, 2022After the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd—and the powerful social justice movement that followed beginning in the summer of 2020—Ariana Wilin felt…
Student Spotlight: Sarah Balser
February 11, 2022At the National Association of Social Workers Ohio 2021 Annual Conference in November, doctoral student Sarah Balser won the Graduate Level Poster Session…
Arol Shack Dissertation Awards for Outstanding Social Welfare Doctoral Students Announced
December 17, 2021The PhD in Social Welfare doctoral program's Arol Shack Dissertation Award was established through donations from friends and alumni of the program along…