College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences’ community—across countless disciplines. From literary awards and scientific discoveries to stories of social impact and student innovation, the College of Arts and Sciences is where bold ideas become newsworthy moments.
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Case Western Reserve University receives largest commitment to higher ed in Ohio history: $125M from Mandel Foundation
Record investment will fund four focus areas, including new humanities building, student scholarships, leadership initiatives, and ethical technological innovation
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March 16, 2023
The Department of English at the College of Arts and Sciences will host the Stonum Poetics Lecture Friday, March 31, at 3:15 p.m. in the Guilford Hall parlor. Jahan Ramazani, the Edgar F. Shannon Professor of English at the University of Virginia, will present “Mourning in Translation: How an…
March 13, 2023
This spring, the eighth Cleveland Humanities Festival continues its annual exploration of some of society’s most pressing issues and concerns—through the lens of a single topic This March through May, the 2023 Cleveland Humanities Festival (CHF) will probe one of the most objective and subjective…
March 13, 2023
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…
March 10, 2023
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…
March 08, 2023
“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…
March 07, 2023
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…
March 03, 2023
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…
March 03, 2023
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…
March 03, 2023
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…
March 03, 2023
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…