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Submit your course reserve requests to Kelvin Smith Library
Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserve requests for the fall 2023 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs and CDs). Requests can be submitted via the form on the library’s website. The course reserves staff members recommend requests be…
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English’s Erika Olbricht named interim director of SAGES
Erika Olbricht, senior instructor in the Department of English, was appointed interim director of the Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship program (SAGES). She is filling the position previously held by Peter Whiting, who is now serving as interim vice president of student affairs…
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Philosophy’s Jeremy Bendik-Keymer named visiting professor in Poland
Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, professor in the Department of Philosophy, was named a visiting professor to be hosted by the Institute of Philosophy at the University of Wroclaw as part of its excellence in research initiative. Bendik-Keymer will work primarily with doctoral students in a week-long…
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CWRU faculty members retiring with more than 25 years of service
Countless faculty members have called ӰƵ their professional home over the years—and recently, the university bid farewell to some of them as they chose to retire. The Daily reached out to faculty members who announced their retirements after more than 25 years of…
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Students create video game to teach local K-9 students math
Last year, Marcel Duvivier, Jeremiah Mubiru and Ana Perez Cespedes started developing a video game to help kindergarten through ninth grade students in the David’s Challenge program learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. This past spring, they finally had the chance to see the…
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Philosophy’s Jeremy Bendik-Keymer completes long-term project for American Philosophical Association
Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, professor of philosophy at the College of Arts and Sciences, recently completed a nearly three-year project for the American Philosophical Association. Alongside Sidra Shahid from Amsterdam College and Katherine Cassese from Harvard College, Bendik-Keymer conducted in-depth…
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English department’s Michael W. Clune writes about a scary incident early in his career
Michael W. Clune, the Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities in the Department of English, reflected on interviewing for a job at another institution early in his career. He described his experience doing so amid concerns for his career prospects—and threats from a friend who was…
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Philosophy’s Jeremy Bendik-Keymer explores concept of wonder in Martha C. Nussbaum's work
In an unconventionally written book that challenges the literary imagination of its readers, ӰƵ’s Jeremy Bendik-Keymer explored how wonder is central to Martha C. Nussbaum's work. Nussbaum's work is opposed to the emotional and political conditions of 'narcissism'—the…
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English department’s Michael Clune writes about anxiety
Michael W. Clune, the Samuel B. and Virginia C. Knight Professor of Humanities in the Department of English, recently penned a memoir published by Harper’s. Titled “The Anatomy of Panic,” Clune described his experience with anxiety, which began with a panic attack at age 15. He explained his…
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Art history’s Elina Gertsman edits volume of essays about Stephen N. Fliegel’s career
Elina Gertsman, the Archbishop Paul J. Hallinan Professor in Catholic Studies II and professor of art history, edited the recently published Collectors, Commissioners, Curators, which appeared in the Early Drama, Art, and Music series (De Gruyter / Medieval Institute Press). Essays in this volume…