Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontological studies. The award was established in 1990 to honor Dr. Haug’s pioneering work in aging at Case Western Reserve University, who co-founded the Frances Payne Bolton School of…

Kwame Botchway, MSSA/MNO '19, was recently featured on episode six of Global Cleveland's Landed: Stories of Newcomers podcast, "The Cleveland Optimist." Known as "The Cleveland Optimist," he was born in Ghana and calls Cleveland his "home in the U.S." He has written for the Huffington Post and…

March is National Social Work Month, a time to honor those in the profession who promote social change and development each and every day. This year’s theme is “The Time is Right,” which embodies how social workers rose to meet one of the most pressing challenges of our lifetimes, the COVID-19…

Devon Jones, MSW/MNO '22, is the new student organizer for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Ohio Chapter. He is leading a project to raise awareness about the issue of unpaid field practicums. NASW Ohio writes: Social work students across the country entering the profession often…

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…