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…
    
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 August 27, 2024
   In Cuyahoga County, the stark reality of the opioid crisis is that most drug overdose victims die alone, with no one nearby to help. A recent study, done in partnership with ӰƵ and Cuyahoga County, highlights the critical need for “targeted harm-reduction strategies”… 
 
 August 26, 2024
   Lori Stokes presented the inaugural Change Leaders Keynote Address on Thursday, Aug. 15, to the Mandel School community during orientation week.  Stokes is a former award-winning journalist and news anchor at WNYW-Fox 5 News and WABC New York. She is the daughter of attorney, civil rights pioneer… 
 
 August 19, 2024
   Do you want to lead, manage and innovate in the nonprofit sector? Consider joining the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ӰƵ's Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO) program. An online information session will be held Thursday, Aug.… 
 August 16, 2024
   WEWS: Daniel Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the juvenile justice process. "I think people are concerned when young people are out doing these things and they're sort of doing them with… 
 
 August 15, 2024
   cleveland.com: David Miller, associate professor, weighed in on how community resources have contributed to a shift in prison demographics and crime trends, with rural counties accounting for a larger proportion of inmate populations. “As more people have moved out of larger counties into suburban… 
 
 August 15, 2024
   Are you passionate about making a difference in the world? Discover how the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at ӰƵ can help you turn that passion into a fulfilling career. Ranked No. 12 in the nation and No. 1 in Ohio by U.S. News &… 
 August 14, 2024
   Class Year: May 2025 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus Concentration: Mental Health with Adults Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio Summer Field Placement/Internship: Cleveland Leadership Center in Cleveland, Ohio Explain what you're doing at your field placement/internship this summer. I have… 
 August 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, explained that whether crime increases during disasters depends on how it’s measured and whether crimes are reported.
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 August 09, 2024
   Like many school social workers, Cassandra Klein has an office stocked with snacks, clothing, socks, coats, gloves and other essentials students might reach for throughout the day. She even has weekend bags of food and produce to send home with students in need. As a family support specialist at… 
 
 August 09, 2024
   Join the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences for a special Change Leaders presentation by Lori Stokes, award-winning American broadcast journalist and Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar, Thursday, Aug. 15, at 9:30 a.m. Stokes is the daughter of American…