Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
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Transforming futures: $5M Mandel Foundation grant expands scholarships, boosts enrollment and supports workforce
In January 2024, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students, known as “Mandel Scholars.” “It is rare to receive such a…
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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 attorney, ...
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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 Cl...
August 07, 2024
Juvenile Justice: Laura Voith, associate professor, discussed her study that showed how school interventions at a young age are the best shot at reducing youth violence.
Read the article...
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August 02, 2024
Tian Xia, a PhD student in social welfare, and recent alumna Katie Russell gave a poster presentation at The Violence Prevention Research Conference.
Co-sponsored by the University of New Hampshire and the University of Kentucky, the conference took place in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, from July 14–...
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August 02, 2024
Tian Xia, a PhD student in social welfare at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and recent alumna Katie Russell gave a poster presentation at The Violence Prevention Research Conference.
The Violence Prevention Research Conference was co-sponsored by the Universit...
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July 31, 2024
Signal Cleveland: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the Mandel School’s “Classroom Without Walls'' initiative, which offers up to nine free credits for local professionals willing to share their real-world experiences in classes al...
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July 29, 2024
The Feds sent millions to the CHA for Lathrop homes. After 2 decades, 300 apartments are still empty
Block Club Chicago: Amy T. Khare, research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed plans from the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) to fix up more vacant buildings at a North Side development. “CHA’s past actions have proven it consistently fails to develop what it o...
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July 26, 2024
AARP Magazine: Francisca García-Cobián Richter, research associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed a new study highlighting the startling gaps between the financial well-being of Ohio’s older Black residents and their white counterparts, l...
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July 26, 2024
This past May, Adrianne M. Fletcher, assistant professor and associate dean for equity and belonging at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, published a book titled Helping Hands, Healing Hands with the Kendall Hunt Publishing Company.
“Geared to the four- to eight...
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July 26, 2024
Earlier this month, Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, appeared on The Alex Pierson Show on AM640 Toronto CFIQ to discuss the city’s disturbing rise in youth violence.
During the show, Voisin and Pierson dove into statistics showing how you...