College of Arts and Sciences
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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
April 02, 2015
The College of Arts and Sciences Doctoral Showcase Lectures will feature the work of fellows of the 2014 Arts and Sciences Dissertation Seminar Series April 13, 14 and 16.
Refreshments will be served beginning half an hour before each lecture.
Cara Byrne
Cara Byrne, doctoral candidate in English, w...
January 20, 2015
The deadline to apply to the Welter-Muzic Child Well-Being Scholars: Conference Support Program has been extended to Friday, Jan. 30.
The program provides financial support to undergraduate students to attend a professional conference on research and policy or practice related to children and young...
November 03, 2014
Services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 4, for ӰƵ Assistant Dean Kenneth L. Klika, a stalwart supporter of the College of Arts and Sciences, undergraduate and graduate students, and the university’s rowing club.
Klika, who led space planning and facilities management for the college, ...
August 19, 2014
New undergraduate students are encouraged to attend events geared toward their field of study during New Student Orientation this week. The College of Arts and Sciences, Case School of Engineering, Weatherhead School of Management and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will all hold events t...
June 30, 2014
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11.
All regular, full- or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university are eligible to serve on the council.
Representatives are elected for two-y...
June 24, 2014
Departments within the College of Arts and Sciences will conduct online information sessions for incoming students this week. Students who miss live sessions can access session archives via the “First-Year Registration” item on the New Student Checklist.
The following sessions will be held this wee...
June 19, 2014
James Zull remembers when a single chain separated Western Reserve University and the Case Institute of Technology. The chain was a futile effort to create an illusion of separation. People often stepped right over it to visit someone at the other university, showing that, from the outset, the two i...
June 04, 2014
The Staff Advisory Council is accepting nominations for representatives through July 11.
Eligibility for membership on the council is defined as all regular, full or part-time, exempt and non-exempt, non-faculty employees with at least six months of service with the university. Representatives are ...
May 23, 2014
Matthew Garrett, assistant professor of music education and director of choirs, celebrated the release of articles and research in three publications this year. His articles were focused on developing critical thinking skills in school music classrooms.
In October 2013, Garrett’s article, “An Exami...
May 07, 2014
There is a word Yoram Daon uses to quickly sum up his role as a mentor to his ӰƵ students. He will tell you the word “mentor” doesn’t express the task nearly well enough. Instead, he strives to be a moreh (מוֹרֶה) for each of his students.
Sometimes, he explained, Engli...