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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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June 10, 2013
Until her passing this year at the age of 104, Lillian Harris (FSM ’30, SAS ’33) embodied the ideals of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. One of a handful of women to earn a graduate degree from the school in the 1930s, she maintained devotion to its principles th...
May 06, 2013
Researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences are seeking participation from students, staff, faculty and administrators in a brief online survey about perceptions of East Cleveland and connections with residents and activities there.
Faculty members Mark Josep...
April 27, 2013
Kathleen Farkas, associate professor in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, attended "Advancing the Science of Education, Training and Practice in Trauma" at Yale University April 25-28. She was one of 60 national experts invited to develop and define competencies t...
April 09, 2013
Announcement comes as university renames buildings: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, and Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Studies Center
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has awarded ϳԹ $8 million to support programs...
March 14, 2013
Sven Hessle, professor of social work at Stockholm University and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Social Welfare, will present “Swedish Child Welfare - Development and Current Challenges” on Thursday, March 21.
Hessle will begin the lecture with a discussion of Sweden’s formerly hom...
February 28, 2013
The Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences will host a forum with Ido Shalem, founder and director of Bridge to the Future in northern Israel. Shalem will give a presentation, “Trust Between Residents and Municipalities as a Key Factor in Community Resilience” on Tuesday, March 5, from 12:45 to 2 ...