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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November 11, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a talk on the unique situation in Poland, which has recently seen much emigration and immigration.
Magdalena Lesińska, a visiting researcher in the Department of Sociology, will present “Two for One…Poland as an Emigrati...
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November 11, 2016
The Schubert Center for Child Studies will host Walter S. Gilliam, associate professor of child psychiatry and psychology at Yale University, for a discussion titled "Why Are Our Young Children Being Expelled and Suspended in Preschool, and Why Are Some of Our Children At Such Greater Risk?"
His ta...
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November 04, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a free research colloquium Friday, Nov. 11, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Mandel Community Studies Center, Room 108.
The colloquium is titled “Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction: A Remedy That Needs More Th...
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October 20, 2016
A ϳԹ research project that has become a national model for helping reshape how sexual assaults are investigated and prosecuted—including cases borne from rape kits 20-plus years old—will share two new grants totaling $3 million from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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October 13, 2016
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host multiple information sessions on short-term study abroad opportunities.
While the Mandel School sponsors the programs, they are open to all students.
An information session about the Child Welfare in Guatemala program w...
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October 07, 2016
2016 Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is the party of the century for the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. The school of social work and nonprofit management is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and has scheduled several centennial events for Oct. 14-15 to co...
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September 20, 2016
Are you considering a career in social work, social welfare or nonprofit management?
Attend an information session Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to noon to learn about the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ top-ranked master’s programs in social work and nonprofit ...
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September 19, 2016
As part of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series, Gale Richardson, associate professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh, will lead an informal discussion titled “Career Trajectories for Women in Academic Resear...
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September 16, 2016
Celebrate the 75th anniversary of Wonder Woman and learn about the intersections of public literacy, feminism and comics at “An Evening With Wonder Woman,” at the opening night of the Wonder Woman Symposium Thursday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m. at the Cleveland Public Library’s Main Branch.
The Wonder Woma...
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September 12, 2016
Testing backlogged sexual assault kits leads to the imprisonment of more rapists—preventing future sexual assaults and saving would-be victims and communities millions of dollars, according to a new analysis by ϳԹ.
Thanks to access granted by the Cuyahoga County Prosecu...