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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February 04, 2025
Each year, ӰƵ honors Martin Luther King Jr.—the holiday, the man, the legend—with a celebration that includes a range of activities: workshops, films, panel discussions and acclaimed speakers. All members of the university and the community at large are invited to…
February 03, 2025
Happy February! February is traditionally Black History Month in the United States, and while naming specific months to focus on the history of discrete populations is wrought with conflict, I feel like we benefit as a whole from recognizing that we (humans) have constructed race as well as other…
January 30, 2025
A formative experience in field education Scott Wilkes called his field director from a phone booth on Broadway Avenue in uptown New York, not far from the Columbia University campus where he was getting his MSW. He was struggling in his field placement at Misericordia Hospital in the Bronx.…
January 27, 2025
Youth in juvenile detention centers face suicide rates significantly higher than their peers, driven by isolation, untreated mental health conditions and systemic barriers to care, according to the U.S. Office of Justice Programs. But for LGBTQ+ youth involved in child welfare and juvenile…
January 24, 2025
Splitting his time between the court and the classroom, Christian McDaniel is a graduate student-athlete chasing victories in both basketball and social work, driven by a passion for teamwork and community impact. 🏀 Learn more about McDaniel's experience as a Spartan in this segment from CWRU…
January 21, 2025
Claudia J. Coulton, Distinguished University Professor and the Lillian F. Harris Professor Emerita, and Dexter R. Voisin, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Dean of Applied Social Sciences, are among the top 2% of most-cited researchers in the world, according to the Stanford University–Elsevier…
January 21, 2025
The start of a new year brings a sense of fresh beginnings—and an opportunity to learn something new, advance your career or simply step outside of your comfort zone. This year, turn your aspirations into action by exploring the latest academic offerings at ӰƵ for…
January 15, 2025
WKYC: Angela Newman-White, executive director of First Year Cleveland, housed within the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed her organization’s goals. She noted that Cuyahoga County’s infant mortality rate–defined as children who don’t live to see their first…
January 08, 2025
The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) Annual Conference is taking place Jan. 15–19 in Seattle, WA. It will feature social work education presentations, an exhibit hall and networking opportunities. The conference offers a scientific program that reflects a broad range of research…
January 06, 2025
When Megan Holmes, a professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, noticed a lack of diversity in children’s coloring books, she decided to make her own. A lifelong creative and co-illustrator of Jammie Claus, Holmes spent her quiet summer mornings drawing…