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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April 15, 2024
Join representatives from the Master of Nonprofit Organizations program and Certificate of Nonprofit Management program for two online informational sessions Tuesday, April 18, at the Mandel School for Applied Social Sciences, located at 11235 Bellflower Road.
Led by Program Director Robert Fischer...
April 11, 2024
Signal Cleveland: Robert Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, discussed how lead-safe compliance trends among registered rentals in Cleveland are well ahead of those in peer cities but still below the level required to reach full compliance...
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April 10, 2024
Native Clevelander and longtime journalist and news anchor Lori Stokes was appointed a Mandel School Distinguished Visiting Community Scholar for a two-year term that began July 1, 2023.
With her new appointment, she will guest-lecture courses, offer student-focused events and workshops related to ...
April 09, 2024
Flavio F. Marsiglia (GRS '91) recently appeared on an episode of the Mandel School's podcast, Change Leaders.
A professor at the Arizona State University School of Social Work, Marsiglia is also director of the university’s Global Center for Applied Health Research (GCAHR), which exists to design, ...
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April 09, 2024
Methodology changes lead to range of shifts in newest rankings
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April 05, 2024
Established in 1978 in honor of John Diekhoff, the John S. Diekhoff Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring are presented each year to four faculty members who make exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at ӰƵ.
Die...
April 03, 2024
In this month's newsletter:
Day of Giving 2024
Latest News
Upcoming Events
Student Spotlights
Continuing Education Opportunities
Alumni News
In Memoriam
Employment & Career Opportunities
Read the March 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter....
April 03, 2024
Congratulations to students Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton who have each received the 2024 Marie Haug Award!
The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontological studies. The award was established in 1990 to honor Dr. Haug’s...
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April 01, 2024
Margaret M. Kennedy, LISW-S, RSW (MSSA ’78), was the special guest on a recent episode of the Mandel School's podcast, Change Leaders. As a leader in social work, she lives by these words from Confucius: “To see what is right and not do it is want of courage, or of principle.”
From the start, Kenne...
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March 29, 2024
Yahoo: Laura Voith, associate professor, said that the stories we tell our children about love shape how they learn to love and be loved in return.
“Having studied violence and how to promote healthy relationships for over a decade, I am not surprised but am troubled by how often I see children’s m...