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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January 04, 2018
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences International Education Programs Office will host an information session on its “Invisible Groups in a New Poland" Mandel School study abroad course.
University community members can bring their lunch and learn more about the prog...
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December 22, 2017
The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department selected Mark Singer, the Leonard W. Mayo Professor in Family and Child Welfare, for its Citizen’s Award. Singer also is the deputy director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education.
Annually, the award is given...
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December 06, 2017
The university community is invited to attend a research lecture on the social work grand challenge to stop family violence.
This lecture, hosted by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, will be held Friday, Dec. 8, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and Morton...
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November 30, 2017
The Jack Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host “Are You Afraid?” today (Nov. 30) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the school’s Noble Commons.
“Are You Afraid?” is a sustained dialogue discussion that will focus on race and policing as it pertains to ϳԹ Univers...
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November 14, 2017
Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch and hear from Anat Freund, senior lecturer at the School of Social Work at the University of Haifa in Israel.
Freund will present “Academia in Israel: A Multicultural Perspective” Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and Mort...
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November 13, 2017
Students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their lunch and learn about the international experiences of students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences.
The panel discussion, titled “Global Perspectives from Mandel School Students,” will be held Tuesday, Nov. ...
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October 31, 2017
Attend the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences' Fall Open House Saturday, Nov. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mandel Community Studies Center. This event is ideal for both prospective and admitted students.
Get an inside look at the school’s top-ranked master’s progra...
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October 30, 2017
For more than 25 years, communities have used asset-based community development (ABCD) as a strength-based approach to change. ABCD builds community from the inside out as residents become producers.
Asset mapping is a fundamental tool that discovers the gifts of individuals. At a two-day ABCD trai...
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October 18, 2017
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences International Education Programs Office invites students to bring their lunches and learn more about the “Invisible Groups in a New Poland” Mandel School study abroad course today (Oct. 18) at 1 p.m. in Mandel School building, Room...
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October 02, 2017
Open to the entire campus community, Amy T. Khare, a research affiliate for the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, will present her latest paper, “Fair Housing and Inclusive Communities,” part of The Grand Challenges for Social Work.
Hosted by the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School...