Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences
June 06, 2022
CBC: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the correlation between gun access and gun homicides. “In societies where there are more gun control laws—such as waiting periods and limited access to military-style weapons—we see lower…
June 06, 2022
Case Western Reserve law faculty member chronicles history, hope, kindness in her opera, The Sparks Fly Upward, premiering in Cleveland June 9 Cathy Lesser Mansfield is a faculty member at APP School of Law. She’s also the librettist and composer of the opera The Sparks…
June 03, 2022
CNN: Ed Dabkowski, research associate at the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, discussed the police response in the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Watch the segment
June 02, 2022
Nichole Cobb (CWR ’93; SAS ’95), a PhD student at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, recently received the Methodology Workshop Scholarship award from the Center for Research on Families at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Cobb, who has founded the behavioral…
May 30, 2022
An accomplished scholar and a trailblazer in academia, the Mandel School’s new dean, Dexter Voisin, works to build consensus and bridges With a last name that literally means “neighbor” in French, it’s of little surprise that fostering community is among Dexter Voisin’s highest priorities as dean…
May 26, 2022
On Point With Alex Pierson: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed the key differences between the U.S. and Canada regarding gun violence. “It’s abhorrent that gun violence and the carnage in the United States has become normalized,”…
May 17, 2022
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences celebrated the graduation of its Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO), and PhD in Social Welfare students on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The master's degree ceremony took place in-person at the Maltz…
May 12, 2022
In honor of commencement this weekend, we're spotlighting some of our graduating students. Read more about MSW candidate Gabriela Leskur below. Class Year: May 2022 Program/Major: Master of Social Work with a concentration in Direct Practice with Adults Hometown: Euclid, OH Before…
May 11, 2022
As commencement quickly draws near, we're spotlighting some of our graduating students. Read more about Ibukunoluwa "Ibukun" Ode-Martins, MSSA/MNO candidate, below. Class Year: May 2022 Program/Major: Master of Science in Social Administration and Master of Nonprofit Organizations As a…
May 10, 2022
Science News Explores: Laura Voith, assistant professor, and Erika Kura, a dual degree social work and public health student, offered up some pointers to help teenagers who are dating to identify signs of trouble and when it’s time to seek outside help.
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