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Mandel Foundation gives $5M to CWRU’s Mandel School
Cleveland Jewish News: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed a new $5 million grant to the school from the Mandel Foundation to support scholarships for promising master’s degree students.   Read the article
January 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter
Inside this edition: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awards $5 million to support scholarships Upcoming Events Student Spotlight Continuing Education Opportunities In Memoriam Employment and Career Opportunities Read the January 2024 Inside the Action Newsletter.
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Student Spotlight: Joseph Paul Knable
Joseph Paul Knable is a master of multiple realms—currently pursuing his fourth graduate degree at the Mandel School, he is also an adept videographer and a medically retired U.S. Air Force officer. Read on to learn his story. Answers have been lightly edited for clarity and length. Class…
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awards $5 million to support scholarships
Funds to reduce financial burden for master’s degree students The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has awarded the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at APP a five-year, $5 million grant to support scholarships for promising…
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Mandel School researchers contribute to book on social work, white supremacy and racial justice
Three researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences recently contributed to the new book Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice: Reckoning with Our History, Interrogating Our Present, Reimagining Our Future, edited by Laura Abrams, et al. and…
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Mandel School researchers contribute to book on social work, white supremacy and racial justice
Three researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences recently contributed to the new book Social Work, White Supremacy, and Racial Justice: Reckoning with Our History, Interrogating Our Present, Reimagining Our Future, edited by Laura Abrams, et al. and…
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‘Kids are dying’ — Homicides of kids, teens up 62% over last decade in Cleveland area
WEWS: Daniel Flannery, director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed the grim statistics of children and teenagers killed by gun violence. “I think we’re beyond a blip,” he said. “I think it’s a trend. I think what’s different today is this feeling that gun…
Left to right, standing in front of the named chair: Anne Templeton Zimmerman’s daughter, Renee Stirling, MD (MED '95); Eileen Anderson, EdD; Gail Zimmerman, PhD; and Renee Stirling’s husband, Cory Stirling, MD
A commitment to cultural understanding
New bioethics professorship honors late alumna’s work across medicine and human rights
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Megan Holmes named SSWR 2024 Fellow
Megan Holmes, professor and co-director of the Center on Trauma and Adversity, has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR Fellows are members of the Society who have served with distinction to advance, disseminate and translate research that addresses…
Dismissing the mental health crisis
Bismarck Tribune: Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the relationship between domestic violence and mental health. “Certain childhood experiences can put people at risk to committing domestic violence in the future,”…