She also teaches courses on women and American politics and political leadership. In 1993, Mandel was named vice chairperson of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council by President Bill Clinton. The Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics was created in 1995 to honor the late Mary Louise Smith, the only woman to chair the National Committee of the Republican Party. Smith, who died in August, led the Republican national committee from 1974 through 1977. A schedule of Mandel's campus visit is below.
All events are open to the public.