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November 18, 2015
The Flora Stone Mather Center for Women Community Advisory Board will hold its first salon speaker event of the academic year Friday, Nov. 20, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Lynne Alfred will host the event at 2618 West Park Blvd., Shaker Heights. Renee Sentilles, associate professor of history and…
October 12, 2015
Do you know the origins of using dissection to train medical physicians? An upcoming Dittrick Medical History Center and Museum “Stimulating Discussions across Time and Space” Conversation series, will address the early history of dissection and the problems it presented. In 1543, Andreas Vesalius…
September 03, 2015
In the last century, Cleveland has transitioned from rust belt to health care hub. The city, once known for its steel mills, now is recognized for its prestigious medical institutions, including Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic, the Metro Health System, the…
August 07, 2015
Miriam R. Levin, professor of history and art history, attended Expo Milan 2015 in Milan this summer to study the fair in light of the city's efforts to turn Milan into a global cultural destination. In conjunction with this visit, Levin participated in a two-day symposium on world's fairs since…
June 11, 2015
It’s rare when an entire academic journal is dedicated to a single scholar. But Annals of Science did just that, devoting a recent issue to the contributions of Alan Rocke, Case Western Reserve University’s Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History and Distinguished University Professor. The…
May 13, 2015
“Great mentors don’t just belong to people who do great things,” wrote a Case Western Reserve University alum and former student of Gillian Weiss. “They are also there for the people who stumble across the finish line.” With that resounding endorsement, her former student nominated the associate…
April 10, 2015
Rhonda Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute and associate professor of history, recently published a review in Southern Spaces, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal about the regions, places and cultures of the U.S. South and its global connections. In “Hijacking Public…
April 10, 2015
The Baker-Nord Center for Humanities’ World War I Centennial Series continues with the talk, “Who Started World War I? Centenary Debates about War Guilt and Meaning,” presented by Kenneth Ledford, associate professor of history and law at Case Western Reserve University. The free and public talk…
April 07, 2015
Kevin Mumford, professor of history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, will present "Neither Straight nor White: Remaking Black Gay History from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis" on Friday, April 10, at 12:30 p.m. in Mather House 100. Drawing from his forthcoming book,…
April 07, 2015
The community is invited for a day of lectures and discussion with faculty experts to examine and celebrate the life and times of civic activist Newton D. Baker, addressing his impact on the intellectual and political life of Northeast Ohio and beyond. The symposium is Sunday, April 19, from 1:30…