Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

First Year Cleveland (FYC) announced it has been awarded a $4.8 million grant from the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) to distribute to local partner organizations working to improve Black maternal and infant health outcomes in Cuyahoga County.  “The support we have received from the state will…

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (APM) is the place where social work education professionals collaborate, learn, teach and grow. This year’s theme is Leading Critical Conversations: Human Rights Are Global Rights and will feature social work education…

More than half a century ago, the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965 was signed into law to help level the playing field for students from low-income and minority backgrounds. Its anniversary (Nov. 8) is marked by the First-Generation College Celebration, a nationwide event recognizing how…

WalletHub: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed the biggest mistakes that people make when donating to charity and the red flags they should look for before donating money to a…

Analysis of ‘growth mindset’ research suggests little to no positive effect on student performance New research suggests the “growth mindset” strategy favored by some educators to improve student performance hasn’t lived up to its promise—resulting in time and effort dedicated to growth mindsets…

Dennis Young believes the 2012 closure of the nation’s most renowned social service agency should have been a clarion call. If Chicago’s Hull House, founded in 1889 by Nobel Prize winner Jane Addams, couldn’t survive economic headwinds, every nonprofit could be at risk. And, as the pandemic…

Dennis Young believes the 2012 closure of the nation’s most renowned social service agency should have been a clarion call. If Chicago’s Hull House, founded in 1889 by Nobel Prize winner Jane Addams, couldn’t survive economic headwinds, every nonprofit could be at risk. And, as the pandemic…

Fox 8 News: Dan Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention, Research and Education, discussed safeguards for parents looking to keep an eye on their children’s safety online. “There are apps out there that can put controls on your…

The Hill: Robert Fischer, associate professor at the Mandel School and co-director of the school’s Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, discussed a new study that found lead exposure from speedways hurt academic performance at area schools. “It’s a very clever natural experiment,” he…

Animated movies such as The Book of Life (2014) and Disney's Coco (2017) propelled Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) into the mainstream globally, prompting mass production of merchandise and paraphernalia. But did you know this annual two-day observance dates back more than 3,000 years? …