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Art history’s Erin Benay receives the International Fine Prints and Drawings Foundation’s Best Book of the Year award
Erin Benay, associate professor of art history, director of undergraduate studies and Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities, and Britany Salsbury, curator of prints and drawings at the Cleveland Museum of Art, won the Best Book of the Year Award from the International Fine Prints and…
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March 31, 2026
This fall, the Department of Psychological Sciences at Case Western Reserve University will offer PSCL 390 Counseling and Communication (Beyond the Disorders: Trauma-Informed Counseling and Communication Strategies).In this new 1-credit elective, students will learn about counseling and effective…
March 31, 2026
Sandra Christie pays ‘unexpected kindnesses’ forward
March 30, 2026
With less than a month until the last day of classes for spring semester, thoughts of summer are likely on the mind for many Case Western Reserve University students. But for students continuing their studies next year, it’s time to map out their fall semester schedule.Fall course registration…
March 27, 2026
Luke Mosca, a third-year student majoring in classics at Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences, was recently named a recipient Manson A. Stewart Undergraduate Award by the Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS). This competitive national award, given to…
March 27, 2026
Ben Mauk, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing in the Department of English at Case Western Reserve University, was recently selected as one of three English-language finalists for the True Story Foundation’s True Story Award—the first globally oriented journalism award.…
March 27, 2026
Members of the Case Western Reserve University Math Club placed second at the Ohio section of the Mathematical Association of America’s annual Leo Schneider Student Team Competition. The team featured undergraduates Nate Brown, Avi Chetlin and Augustus Kaufmann, who correctly solved eight math…
March 26, 2026
A mentor can make a lasting impression a pupil carries through life—transcending career stages. Hiba Obeid, a PhD student in genetics at Case Western Reserve University, is an example of just that, often reflecting on the lessons she learned from Elias Rahal, her master’s program faculty mentor in…
March 23, 2026
From the science behind fermented beverages to superheroes in popular culture, Summer Session courses cover a wide range of topics
March 20, 2026
Erin Benay, a Distinguished Scholar in the Public Humanities and associate professor of art history, was selected to pitch at the Cleveland Leadership Center's 2026 Accelerate: Citizens Make Change civic pitch competition. Alongside colleague Ken Schneck, editor-in-chief of The Buckeye Flame,…
March 19, 2026
Editor’s note: Juliene Jones, the author of this story, is a student employee in the Department of University Marketing and Communications. She is a second-year student majoring in political science, international relations and sociology. What is “freedom”? The 2026 Cleveland Humanities…