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“Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism and Climate Change” with Dipesh Chakrabarty
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to an “Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism and Climate Change” virtual speaker series event with Dipesh Chakrabarty, an influential postcolonial scholar, Thursday, April 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Chakrabarty’s work is now canonical and…
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How did daylight saving time come to be, anyway?
John Grabowski Each year when we’re told to spring our clocks forward one hour to recognize daylight saving time, many people ask, “why?”With that time shift just days away, The Daily wanted answers—and found them through John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History in the…
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“Toward a Different Kind of Horizon” collaborative concert
“Toward a Different Kind of Horizon,” a free collaborative concert featuring Moor Mother, Lonnie Holley, Lee Bains and Mourning [A] BLKstar, will be held Friday, March 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Gartner Auditorium. “Bringing these world-class artists together in…
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Case Western Reserve University faculty members awarded $492,000 Mellon Foundation grant
Two assistant professors of history at Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences are embarking on a three-year journey to provide a more accurate and comprehensive narrative of Black and Native American political life in the United States before the modern Civil Rights…
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Sociology’s Tim Black wins North Central Sociological Association Scholarly Achievement Award
Sociology professor Tim Black won North Central Sociological Association’s Scholarly Achievement Award, which celebrates scholarly books that demonstrate an integration of theory, research methods, quality writing and overall sociological impact. Black won the award, along with co-author Sky…
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Physics’ Pip Petersen awarded PATHS STEAM Educational Grant
Pip Petersen, a PhD candidate in the Case Western Reserve University Department of Physics, was awarded a PATHS STEAM Education Grant from LGBT Tech, which is awarded to LGBTQ+ individuals working to increase visibility and awareness in STEAM.  As part of the inaugural program, Petersen was…
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“Tailoring Personal Statements for Graduate School”
The Office of Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) is sponsoring seminars to assist students interested in attending graduate school programs in the STEM fields. The next event will feature insights from Gabrielle Parkin, director of the Writing Center and faculty…
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“Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism and Climate Change” with Malcom Ferdinand
As part of the Anti-Racism, Anti-Colonialism and Climate Change series, Malcom Ferdinand will speak in an online discussion with the Department of Philosophy's Nathalie Nya Wednesday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m.  Ferdinand's work reached the Anglophone philosophical world mainly through its…
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Two students’ work to be featured in Short. Sweet. Film Fest.
Benjamin Nestor has always wanted to see one of his movies played in theaters. Come tonight, he’ll have to think of a new goal. That’s because one of Nestor’s projects, a short film titled DEADLINE, will be featured during the Short. Sweet. Film Fest.’s student filmmaker’s program at 7:30 p.m.…
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Philosophy’s Jeremy Bendik-Keymer to discuss his new book co-authored with local visual artist Misty Morrison
Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, professor of philosophy, and Misty Morrison, a visual artist from Shaker Heights, will discuss their new book, Nussbaum's Politics of Wonder: How the Mind's Original Joy Is Revolutionary (2023), in a webinar hosted by the magazine and platform The Philosopher. Bendik-Keymer…