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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel
School of Applied Social Sciences

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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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Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation awards $5 million to support scholarships 
Funds to reduce financial burden for master’s degree students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
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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…
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Three questions with Alumni Association Board President Dean Fazekas
Dean Fazekas (SAS ‘91) has stayed involved with his alma mater since graduation. A sex addiction therapist in the Cleveland suburb, Rocky River, he has served in various capacities on the alumni board of Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences since 1993, including a…
Dean Voisin discusses how 'religiosity' can help Black teenagers avoid delinquent behavior
The St. Louis American: Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, discussed his new research that found a link between religiosity and favorable behavioral outcomes. Staying linked with strong social support networks, in other words, serves as a…
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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…
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Mandel School’s Jeesoo Jeon earns prize for abstract at Global Flourishing Conference
Jeesoo Jeon, a doctoral candidate at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was recently honored for her abstract at the Global Flourishing Conference. Scoring among the top 10 submissions, her abstract was titled “Household Challenges and Child flourishing:…
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Mandel School’s Laura Voith recognized for mentoring doctoral students
The Group of Advancement for Doctoral Education (GADE) recently awarded Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, the 2024 Donna Harrington Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring of Doctoral Students. Established in 2017, this…