College of Arts and Sciences

Michael Clune writes two kinds of books—creative and academic. Each is paired with one from the other genre. For example, his memoir of drug addiction and recovery, White Out: The Secret Life of Heroin (Hazelden)—named a best book of the year by The New Yorker in 2013—has a fraternal twin, so to...

Course registration for next fall is underway, and while the offerings are vast, and degree-specific requirements are many, there are a number of interesting classes for Case Western Reserve University students to expand their horizons and gain insight into new subjects, from social work to history,...

This spring, the Department of Dance at Case Western Reserve University will continue its 2018-2019 season with Meridian, a thesis concert featuring dance works by MFA candidate Yizhen Hu, with additional works by guest artists and CWRU alumni Karlie Budge and Yidi Lin. Performances are March 28, ...

Rachel Chapman, associate professor in anthropology at University of Washington, will be on campus Friday, March 22, for a talk titled “Austerity, Precarious Use and the Elusive AIDS-Free Generation in Mozambique.” The presentation will be held in Mather Memorial Building, Room 201, from 5 to 6 p....

Further your education and career with an advanced degree from Case Western Reserve University’s College of Arts and Sciences. The college’s more than 50 graduate programs span the arts, humanities, mathematical and natural sciences, and social sciences—ranging from chemistry and physics to anthrop...

Through art, lectures, performances and exhibits, the fourth annual festival—presented by the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and numerous cultural and educational partners—will consider the natural world, climate change and the future of our shared common home The 2019 Cleveland Humanities Fe...

As part of panel of experts convened by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Case Western Reserve University professor Lee Hoffer voted last week to recommend a new nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression that some are touting as the most significant development in a generation for tre...

New research could explain color variance in other species and predict survival, reproduction in warming climate for other animals New research from Case Western Reserve University in how dragonflies may adapt their wing color to temperature differences might explain color variation in other animals...

With a $2 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative (CHC)—a pathway for humanities students to complete associate's degrees at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) and earn bachelor of arts degrees at Case Western Reserve University—will expand to two a...

President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III have announced that Florence Harkness Professor of Religion Timothy Beal has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His appointment, which is contingent on approval from the Board of Trustees, began Tuesday, Jan. 1....