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Production of Arcadia
The Department of Theater will present Arcadia, a Tony-, Olivier- and Drama Desk-winning comedy written by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Jerrold Scott, performances will be held Nov. 5–14 and feature faculty member Christopher Bohan as Bernard, alumna Katie O. Solomon as Hannah, double-alum TJ Gainley ...
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Spartan Showcase: Winston Kam
Major: Art historyMinors: Materials science and engineering, Italian, pre-architectureClass: Fourth-year When Winston Kam was in second grade, his art teacher showed his class one of Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s red, blue and yellow composition paintings and asked them what stood out. Kam vividly ...
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Developmental and early intervention program information sessions
Are you interested in working with young children up to age 5 years? The Department of Psychological Sciences offers a master’s program in developmental psychology and early intervention and a university certificate program in early intervention. Members of the community who would like to learn mor...
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2021 Walter A. Strauss Lecture Series
The 2021 Walter A. Strauss Lecture Series is presented by Sylvester A. Johnson, founding director of the Virginia Tech Center for Humanities and a nationally recognized humanities scholar specializing in the study of technology, race, religion and national security. He is assistant vice provost for ...
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Spartan Showcase: Christopher B. Portley
Program: MFA Professional Actor Training ProgramYear: Third-year Christopher B. Portley sees himself as a storyteller. It’s what drew him to acting, and, as a member of the Class of 2022 in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) Professional Actor Training Program between Cleveland Play House (CPH) and Ca...
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Maltz Center donors, performers celebrate Phase II
CWRU receives $5 million gift from Milton and Tamar Maltz to name grand atrium in honor of President Emerita Barbara R. Snyder Roe Green’s glee was practically palpable as she approached the podium Wednesday at the dedication of Phase II of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the T...
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A “dream come to fruition”
Case Western Reserve University’s Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel debuts new wing Almost two years to the day since breaking ground on Phase II of the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at the Temple–Tifereth Israel, Case Western Reserve Univer...
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Spartan Showcase: Reema Sen
Program: PhD program in sociologyYear: Fourth From the frozen lakes and monasteries in Tibet to the Amazon and Machu Picchu in Peru to the Bavarian castles and museums of Italy, Reema Sen has seen much of the world. Having traveled to 59 countries, Sen has called several home, including her native ...
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“Turning Points in Life and History: Perspectives from Autobiography”
Simone de Beauvoir is best known for The Second Sex, but also published a four-part memoir that stands as a chronicle of post-war French intellectual culture. The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a talk with Laura Hengehold, professor in the Department of Philosophy, examining Beauvoir...
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5 questions with… Lydia Kisley, physics and chemistry faculty member
Lydia Kisley didn’t always want to be a scientist. Now the Warren E. Rupp Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Kisley once considered a career in music education, having considered band to be her favorite subject in high school. “I didn’t even take physics in high school...