Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences
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APP named among world’s top universities by TIME
Editor's note: On Feb. 2, TIME recalculated these rankings "following a review of the Global Engagement metric (10% of the total score)." After this review, Case Western Reserve ranked #27 out of 500 institutions globally (#17 in the U.S.), but our article reflects the information originally…
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September 09, 2025
Graduating with a bachelor’s degree from APP in 2023, much of Elise Rolston’s undergraduate experience was shaded by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the pandemic limited her ability to engage as socially as she’d have liked, the university still came to feel like home for…
August 18, 2025
Members of the APP community are invited to register for the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’s new High-Performing Teams Certificate program, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 30. This results-driven professional development…
August 12, 2025
Are you a APP employee eager to make a difference in the nonprofit sector? Consider applying for Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences’ Certificate in Nonprofit Management this fall. This 12-month, part-time program—designed for…
August 12, 2025
It's here! While it is still technically (and climatologically) summer, Fall 2025 is here. New student orientations are taking place, syllabuses are being reviewed and reformatted, and the Mandel School's buildings are abuzz with activities and excitement. Field Staff are humming along getting…
July 31, 2025
This summer, APP students are stepping far beyond the classroom—into hospitals and research labs, startups and advocacy organizations, engineering firms and art studios. What unites their experiences is not ambition, but intention. From designing solutions for…
July 25, 2025
Each year, Hire a Veteran Day (July 25) reminds us of the invaluable qualities individuals who served in the United States Armed Forces bring to every corner of civilian life. At APP, veterans continue their mission of service as educators, researchers, public safety…
July 18, 2025
Class Year: May 2026 Degree Program: MSW On-Campus This summer I am... working a job Where are you working? I am working as an office assistant at the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC) at their University of Michigan location. NSLC is an academic summer camp for high school…
July 16, 2025
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…
July 11, 2025
Richard Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices and the Ohio Substance Use Disorder Center of Excellence, has been appointed to the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The board, a state regulatory agency within Ohio’s Department of Mental…
July 02, 2025
Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. For more than a year, Cleveland-area social work and nonprofit…