College of Arts and Sciences
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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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September 15, 2025
Are you a faculty member who is curious about personal and professional growth? Do you want to deepen your connections with others across campus? Those at Case Western Reserve University are invited to participate in Gestalt Experience Weekend, an opportunity to foster interpersonal connections…
September 10, 2025
Walt Hunter Senior Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences Area of Focus: Poetry and how it connects to the world Since he was introduced to the works of William Butler Yeats and Emily Dickinson in early childhood, Walt Hunter has loved poetry—an admiration he's turned into a…
September 08, 2025
Yesterday (Sept. 7) at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV officially canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast from Italy who died in 2006 and has since become known as the “patron saint of the internet.” To learn more about the significance of Acutis’s canonization, we spoke with Brian…
September 05, 2025
Students with a passion for leading purposely and inspiring others to do the same are invited to apply to be a presenter at Case Western Reserve University’s 2025 Student Leadership Conference—hosted by Student Activities and Leadership and the President’s Leadership Development Program.…
September 05, 2025
Are you interested in or studying a foreign language or enriching your understanding of global dynamics? Consider declaring a major in international studies at Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences. Administered through the Department of Modern Languages and…
September 05, 2025
The Office of the Provost at Case Western Reserve University recently announced that Justine Howe, associate professor and chair in the Department of Religious Studies, has been appointed as the new faculty director of the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women. A respected scholar and engaged…
September 04, 2025
Editor’s note: Jasmine Vo, the author of this story, is a student employee in the University Marketing and Communications department. She is a fourth-year student majoring in communication sciences. Cassandra Lopéz, a second-year PhD student, is working to improve hearing assessment for…
September 03, 2025
Gap’s latest campaign starring the TikTok-born group Katseye and American Eagle’s denim ads with actress Sydney Sweeney may seem like they’re sending two very different messages—the latter incorporating a controversial message playing on the word “genes,” while the former leans into a…
August 29, 2025
In 2008, the Richard A. Bloom, M.D. Award was established at Case Western Reserve University to honor distinguished teaching in the SAGES program (now Academic Inquiry Seminars), part of the university’s core undergraduate curriculum. Each year, students are invited to nominate instructors who…
August 27, 2025
Anna Cristina Samia’s scientific journey is driven by a simple, powerful question: How can chemistry directly improve lives? As chair of the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, Samia leads a team working on a breakthrough that could help joint replacement patients avoid…