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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March 24, 2025
In the March 2025 Newsletter: An update from Dean Dexter Voisin on the State of the School Upcoming Events In Case You Missed It Student Spotlight Alumni News In Memoriam Employment and Career Opportunities Read the March 2025 Inside the Action Newsletter.
March 24, 2025
Social workers play a vital role in supporting those in need and addressing challenges to foster stronger, more resilient communities. In recognition of their impact and to celebrate the invaluable contributions of social workers in our communities and beyond, the National Association of Social…
March 21, 2025
In this month's Inside the Action Newsletter: News In Case You Missed It Upcoming Events Alumni News In Memoriam Employment and Career Opportunities Read the February 2025 Inside the Action Newsletter
March 21, 2025
Pat Clifford, an adjunct instructor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, contributed an article to the inaugural issue of the Community Organizing Journal. Titled “That Deep Sense of Freedom: Transforming Community Organizing through Liberatory Feminist…
March 20, 2025
For some ӰƵ students, last week’s spring break wasn’t a pause in their studies, but an opportunity to continue their educational pursuits in new settings. Over 120 of them visited seven countries across the globe—from Poland to Taiwan to Dominican Republic—through…
March 19, 2025
Pat Clifford, an adjunct instructor, contributed an article to the inaugural issue of the Community Organizing Journal. Titled “That Deep Sense of Freedom: Transforming Community Organizing through Liberatory Feminist Practices of Leadership, Power and Time,” Clifford’s article focuses on…
March 18, 2025
Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message for social justice, human rights and social development globally, all through the…
March 18, 2025
Every year on the third Tuesday in March, the International Federation of Social Workers leads the celebration of World Social Work Day, when social workers worldwide stand together to advance a common message for social justice, human rights and social development globally, all through the…
March 13, 2025
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…
March 11, 2025
ideastream: Robert Fischer, the Grace Longwell Coyle Professor in Civil Society and director of the Center on Poverty and Community Development, said race is a factor that should be examined when looking at adult literacy, just as much as other factors.
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