Humanities, Arts + Social Sciences

To celebrate the appointment of Eva Kahana to Distinguished University Professor, the Department of Sociology will host a lecture by Kahana Nov. 5 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Community Studies Center Room 118. Kahana’s talk, titled “A Gerontological Journey Through the Li...

As local news reports show many Cleveland and Cleveland Heights residents still without electricity, Student Affairs would like to remind Case Western Reserve students of amenities regularly available to them. Veale Athletic Center is available as a place to get a warm shower. Bring your student ID...

Next weekend, the Case Footlighters will present Avenue Q, a modern musical comedy focusing on a group of unique 20-somethings who are making their way in the big city and seeking their purpose in life. Although the show addresses humorous adult issues, it takes place in a world in which puppets are...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Advisory Board is now accepting funding requests for programming for the 2013 MLK Celebration, titled “Lift Every Voice.” This year’s MLK Celebration will begin Friday, Jan. 18. The annual MLK Convocation will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25, and will ...

The Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine is accepting applications from members of the campus community for small grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to address community health issues through university-community partnerships. Up to three awards are expected, subject to the number and quality...

Faculty, staff and students are invited to join the Flora Stone Mather Center for Women for “Politics Policing Women,” an informal discussion on how women are affected by politics. The event, a WILD Wednesday talk, will be held Nov. 7 from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Spartan Room of the Thwing Center. ...

In this Friday’s Public Affairs Discussion Group, Justin Buchler, associate professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University, and colleagues will forecast, or perhaps explain why they think it is unsafe to forecast, results of the presidential election. The discussion will take pla...

Case Western Reserve students made one point clear at during Tuesday night’s State of the University address: They aren’t the least bit shy about posing questions to the president. Not only did more than 480 of them vote earlier on topics that they wanted Barbara R. Snyder to touch upon during her ...

Mind-Body Café continues Friday with the workshop “Mindfulness in Everyday Life.” Mind-Body Café is a series of workshops designed to foster student health and wellness. “Mindfulness in Everyday Life,” the most recent installment of the series, will take place Friday, Nov. 2, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m...

The Case Western Reserve University Department of Modern Languages and Literatures invites the entire campus community to an international tea Nov. 1. The international tea will celebrate various cultures through authentic food, literature, music, conversation and tea. Student and faculty presenter...