Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

Medications for opioid-use disorder (OUD) are associated with lower death rates and improved quality of life for people in recovery. But which of the most commonly used medications for OUD are most effective? And how does that effectiveness improve when coupled with behavioral therapy? A new…

WCPN: Robert L. Fischer, associate professor and co-director of the Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development, said that Cleveland saw a surge in lead-safe applications in the final months of 2021. “I want to honor the fact that we have really made considerable progress over this year,” he…

In honor of National School Social Work Week March 6–12, we're highlighting one of our recent school social work alums. Briona Burgos, MSSA '21, is a school social worker at a high school in Hilliard, OH, outside of Columbus. As a school social worker, she meets with students individually and in…

March is Social Work Month, and National School Social Work Week is March 6–12! Learn more about Josh Levy, one of our school social work students, in this week's Student Spotlight. Class Year: May 2022 Program: Dual Degree MSW/MNO Hometown: Columbus, OH Why did you choose to enroll at…

Crain's Chicago Business: Amy Khare, research assistant professor and the research director at the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities, discussed a decade-long study showing that affordable housing could stave off gentrification.   Read the article Read a similar article in the…

Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy at University of Pennsylvania produced a three-part series of reports, funded by the Gates Foundation, to explore the value of linked administrative data in the study of programs and policies that drive mobility out of poverty.  Claudia Coulton, the…

This spring, the seventh 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 and April, the 2022 Cleveland Humanities Festival (CHF) will probe the idea of “discourse” through art,…

WKYC: Daniel J. Flannery, the Semi J. and Ruth W. Begun Professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, said the rise in carjackings is causing some people to re-evaluate the state's approach to dealing with teenaged offenders, scrutinizing a state…

Join the Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) for a roundtable discussion with community leaders, including the National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities’ Research Director Amy T. Khare. Attendees will hear the results of research focused on a decade of public and private investment…

Class Year: 2022 Degree program: MSW, with a concentration in Community Practice for Social Change After the killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd—and the powerful social justice movement that followed beginning in the summer of 2020—Ariana Wilin felt called to do more in the fight for…