Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
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Mandel School honors 2025 Alumni Award winners during Homecoming and Reunion Weekend
As members of the ӰƵ community celebrated Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2025, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences took time for a more personalized celebration: recognizing exemplary alumni. More than 60 Mandel School alumni…
Recent News
December 17, 2024
Since the release of the 2023 Child Fatality Report, First Year Cleveland (FYC) has been in the news discussing the fact that infant mortality, like many disparate health outcomes, is driven primarily by social conditions and racism that keep families from thriving throughout their lives. On Dec.…
December 12, 2024
cleveland.com: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the factors in the surge in youth firearm offenses, noting that juvenile gun charges quadrupled in the past 20 years. “More firearms…
December 09, 2024
A new partnership between ӰƵ (CWRU) and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC Cleveland) aims to help homeowners in Cleveland secure clear property ownership through an innovative pilot program. With support from a $750,000 grant from U.S. Bank, the local…
December 05, 2024
In a new collaboration, ӰƵ’s Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education has partnered with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office (CCMEO) to launch a pilot program designed to help curb fatal overdose trends. This new initiative involves lab…
December 05, 2024
In a new collaboration, ӰƵ's Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education has partnered with the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office (CCMEO) to launch a pilot program designed to help curb fatal overdose trends. This new initiative involves lab…
December 04, 2024
Spectrum News: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, explained how Giving Tuesday sparks generosity beyond a single day. “It connects donors with nonprofits, creating lasting support,” he said, adding…
December 03, 2024
The Land: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, emphasized poverty’s role in Cleveland’s lead crisis, citing aging housing, absentee landlords and financial struggles. “A third of our owners are below…
November 25, 2024
Signal Cleveland: Francisca García-Cobián Richter, research associate professor and associate director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, talked about how local youth benefit from the Cleveland Math Corps program. García-Cobián Richter is the director of the program. Read the…
November 22, 2024
Each year, the YWCA of Greater Cleveland presents their Woman of Achievement Award to a select group of Northeast Ohio women who have achieved extraordinary accomplishments through career success, community service, leadership, mentoring and dedication to YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and…
November 22, 2024
Jessica Wojtalik, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently wrote a paper that was accepted for publication in a special issue of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal on the “Clubhouse Model for Serious Mental Illness.” This was the first…