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Black History Month 2024
In honor of Black History Month, Associate Dean for Equity and Belonging Adrianne Fletcher shares four select podcasts, one for each week of February. The podcasts come from NPR's Code Switch and Doin' The Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change. "Everyone from the Tea Party to Immigrants Rights…
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Jenny King makes guest appearance on podcast
Jenny King, co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity and assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, made a recent appearance on the “The Prof Podquest” podcast. During the show, King discussed her work on mental health and social…
Mandel Foundation gives $5M to CWRU’s Mandel School
Cleveland Jewish News: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed a new $5 million grant to the school from the Mandel Foundation to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students.   Read the article
January 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter
Inside this edition: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awards $5 million to support scholarships Upcoming Events Student Spotlight Continuing Education Opportunities In Memoriam Employment and Career Opportunities Read the January 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter.
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Student Spotlight: Joseph Paul Knable
Joseph Paul Knable is a master of multiple realms—currently pursuing his fourth graduate degree at the Mandel School, he is also an adept videographer and a medically retired U.S. Air Force officer. Read on to learn his story. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length. Class…
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awards $5 million to support scholarships
Funds to reduce financial burden for master’s degree students The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ӰƵ a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising…
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Mandel School researchers contribute to book on social work, white supremacy and racial justice
Three researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences recently contributed to the new book Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice: Reckoning with Our History, Interrogating Our Present, Reimagining Our Future, edited by Laura Abrams, et al. and…
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Mandel School researchers contribute to book on social work, white supremacy and racial justice
Three researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences recently contributed to the new book Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice: Reckoning with Our History, Interrogating Our Present, Reimagining Our Future, edited by Laura Abrams, et al. and…
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‘Kids are dying’ — Homicides of kids, teens up 62% over last decade in Cleveland area
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the grim statistics of children and teenagers killed by gun violence. “I think we’re beyond a blip,” he said. “I think it’s a trend. I think what’s different today is this feeling that gun…
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Megan Holmes named SSWR 2024 Fellow
Megan Holmes, professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR Fellows are members of the Society who have served with distinction to advance, disseminate and translate research that addresses…