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It’s been 150 years since Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in southern states, but some would argue the cycles of oppression slavery created still exist today. To better understand how the U.S. can learn from and deal with its past, we should turn to Germany—as well as…

Case Western Reserve University historian Marixa Lasso received two prestigious fellowships—from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the National Humanities Center—to write a book about the forgotten history of the Panamanian towns that dotted the Canal Zone until a 1912 executive…

All student organizations are encouraged to sign up for a free Springfest booth. Springfest will be held Saturday, April 27, starting at 1 p.m. on the North Residential Field. Applications can be found at springfest.case.edu and are due April 8. Questions? Email springfestbooths@case.edu.

Applications are now being accepted for the annual One Day at a Time scholarship, presented by the Prevention and Recovery Services Scholarship Committee. The scholarship is given to a student who demonstrates a commitment to sober living, scholarship and more. The amount awarded will depend on…

Over the past 20 years, many colleges have realized that a single writing course is insufficient to teach the required level of skill in academic discourse and research expected from college-level writing. The SAGES program, with its focus on intensive writing over multiple courses throughout a…

On Tuesday, April 9, the Center for International Affairs will host Debra Egan, director of the Fulbright Scholar Program, to share information about the 2014/15 Fulbright program, resources available to faculty and tips for applying for a Fulbright Scholar grant. There will be opportunities for…

During this Friday’s Public Affairs Discussion Group, faculty members Anthony Jack and Shannon E. French will explore the application of their work on the field of military ethics and the issue of what occurs when enemies are dehumanized. Jack, assistant professor of cognitive science, philosophy…

All members of the campus community are invited to attend the Ethics Table brown bag lunch series to discuss the ethics of student loans and the cost of higher education at private institutions. Can the average amount of debt students at private universities accrue be justified—and if not, with…

Allison Dorsey, professor of history at Swarthmore College, will give the guest lecture for the Postdoctoral Fellowship in African American Studies Friday, April 5. Dorsey will speak on "Race, Wills, and 'Family:’ Securing Land and Opportunity in Redeemed Georgia." The talk is free and open to…

Student entrepreneurs will enter the finals of two contests offering big payoffs this week: the Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago and the Saint-Gobain Student Design Competition on campus. Two teams from Case Western Reserve University are vying for $150,000 in prize money and a chance to win more…