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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March 01, 2024
On March 1, the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Social Work Workforce Coalition launched the largest survey of social workers to date: the Social Work Census.
The census is an online survey that intends to gather information about social workers, by social workers, to be shared with social...
February 29, 2024
In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with some of our Black faculty members to find out what the month means to them and how they plan on observing it.
David B. Miller is the associate dean for academic affairs and the director of the school's international education programs. His research fo...
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February 28, 2024
Every year, Peace Corps Week commemorates March 1, 1961—the day President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps. The annual celebration honors how the agency fosters connections and contributes to meaningful change in the United States and around the world. The 2024 Peace Corps Week is being c...
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February 27, 2024
WRHU, New York City: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed gun violence in the wake of Kansas City's deadly shooting that erupted at the end of the Chiefs' Super Bowl parade.
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February 22, 2024
In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with some of our Black faculty members to find out what the month means to them and how they plan on observing it.
Adrianne M. Fletcher, associate dean for equity and belonging, has been a practicing social work professional for the past two decades with w...
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February 21, 2024
Four Mandel School faculty members have received MVP awards from ӰƵ's media relations department:
Rob Fischer, Grace Longwell Coyle Associate Professor in Civil Society and co-director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development;
Dan Flannery, Semi J. and Ruth...
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February 20, 2024
In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with some of our Black faculty members to find out what the month means to them and how they plan on observing it.
Scott Wilkes, assistant dean of academic affairs and assistant professor, chose the social work profession due to the influence of a number o...
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February 20, 2024
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to an information session about the Master of Social Work degree offered by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
During this session—held Thursday, Feb. 22, from noon to 1:15 p.m. via Zoom—the admi...
February 19, 2024
Class Year: May 2024
Degree Program: MSW On-Campus
Concentration: Mental Health with Adults
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Field Education Organization: Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center in Cleveland, Ohio
Before beginning at ӰƵ, what were you doing?
I started as a...
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February 15, 2024
In honor of Black History Month, we spoke with some of our Black faculty members to find out what the month means to them and how they plan on observing it.
Sharon E. Milligan, a Grace Longwell Coyle Associate Professor in Social Work, has graduate degrees in social work, public health and communi...