
College of Arts and Sciences
Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the ӰƵ ’ community—across countless disciplines. From literary awards and scientific discoveries to stories of social impact and student innovation, the College of Arts and Sciences is where bold ideas become newsworthy moments.

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Canonizing a millennial saint: CWRU experts weigh in on what Carlo Acutis means for today’s church
Yesterday (Sept. 7) at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV officially canonized Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old computer enthusiast from Italy who died in 2006 and has since become known as the “patron saint of the internet.” To learn more about the significance of Acutis’s canonization, we spoke with Brian J…
Recent News

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May 06, 2021
Inspired by a new College of Arts and Sciences program designed to spur interdisciplinary research, alumni Edward Hemmelgarn (WRC ’76, MGT ’80) and Janice Hammond (WRC ’75; GRS ’98, social welfare) have announced a $1 million pledge to support it.
The couple’s pledge, to be fulfilled over a five-y...

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April 29, 2021
by Zoe Perrier, graduate student in the Department of Psychological Sciences, and Adrianne Fletcher, assistant professor and assistant dean for diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences
Regarding hesitancy toward the COVID-19 vaccine, about half...

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April 28, 2021
The final production of the Department of Dance at ӰƵ’s 2020-21 season will be “Imagatorium.”
The production will feature original works by second-year graduate students Mary-Elizabeth Fenn and Tingyu Xie, along with senior capstone choreographies by Zhaonian Li, Joel ...

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April 28, 2021
The Department of Sociology will host Whitney Pirtle, assistant professor of sociology and the McArthur Foundation Chair in International Justice and Human Rights at the University of California, Merced, for a talk Friday, April 30, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Pirtle will present “Racial Capitalism and Ot...

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April 26, 2021
By John Garcia
While students' focus might be on the end of spring classes, the fall semester will be here soon enough. Undergraduate registration for the fall semester starts today (April 26); depending on the school, graduate program registration may already have started or may begin in the comin...

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April 16, 2021
The 2021 Southeastern Probability Conference, hosted by Duke University, will be held virtually May 17-18. This year, the conference will be held in honor of Elizabeth Meckes, professor the Department of Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and Statistics at CWRU, who passed away in December 2020. The c...

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April 15, 2021
One of just 12 researchers nationally chosen for biomedical study to potentially benefit children
Yolanda Fortenberry
Yolanda Fortenberry, an associate professor of biology at ӰƵ studying possible therapies for debilitating sickle cell disease, is one of just 12 resear...

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April 14, 2021
The history of African Americans traveling to and working and living in Europe offers a rich archive through which to explore historical tensions between American notions of freedom and citizenship in the United States and Europe.
Freedom Abroad: The History of African Americans in Europe is a mo...

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April 13, 2021
When senior Sriya Donthi stumbled upon the poetry section at Barnes and Nobles during middle school, she discovered a new passion. Donthi was inspired by the way contemporary poetry allowed a writer “to have fun with language, connect with others, and make sense of the world through metaphors and cr...

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April 09, 2021
As president of Graduate Student Council (GSC), sixth-year PhD candidate Aaron McPeck is an essential link between the university’s administration and its graduate and professional students. It’s a role he relishes as an aspiring higher education administrator.
“I love watching people succeed, and ...