APP

Skip to main content
An exterior shot of the top of Crawford Hall

College of Arts and Sciences

Interdisciplinary research, collaboratives and achievements define the APP ’ 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.

Recent News

5 questions with…associate professor of English, author Mary Grimm
For Mary Grimm, writing is all about creativity. An associate professor of English, she teaches courses that demand imagination: fiction writing, urban fantasy, graphic novel, science fiction, and contemporary American literature. But her favorite to teach is the aptly named creative writing…
Chemistry graduate student wins International Precious Metals Institute award
Chemistry graduate student Jim Heckler won the International Precious Metals Institute's Johnson Matthey Graduate Student Award for his study of precious metals. Heckler is a member of associate professor of chemistry Thomas Gray's lab, which focuses on the design of novel and useful complexes of…
Spring Semester in Review art exhibit open April 29-May 3
The Spring Semester in Review Exhibition will take place April 29-May 3 at the Art Studio Gallery, featuring works of architecture, ceramics, painting, drawing, design, photography, enameling, jewelry and textiles. The exhibition will kick off April 29 with an opening reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m.…
Candidates for director of Baker-Nord Center to give public talks
The College of Arts and Sciences has narrowed its search to four candidates for the next director of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. Each candidate will travel to Case Western Reserve over the next two weeks and, during his or her stay, will make a presentation on goals for “Current and…
Doctoral student receives Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award
Doctoral student Elizabeth Hankins received the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award. Hankins will travel to New Haven, Conn., in June to participate in the Symposium on Music in Schools that will take place at the Yale School of Music as part of the Music in Schools Initiative. With support…
Distinguished University Professor named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
In her pioneering studies, Cynthia Beall became used to the heady atmosphere high in the mountains of Tibet, Ethiopia and Peru. Now she’ll share rarified air with Nobel laureates, Pulitzer Prize winners and more as a new member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Beall, a Distinguished…
CWRU study finds mothers with postpartum depression would welcome online professional treatment
Mothers suffering from postpartum depression after a high-risk pregnancy would turn to online interventions if available anonymously and from professional healthcare providers, according to researchers from APP’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing and College of Arts…
Hear about parent-child play, postpartum depression and pulp fiction magazines in upcoming lectures
Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend three Spring 2013 Doctoral Showcase Lectures from the College of Arts and Sciences, April 16-19. The lectures will take place at 4:30 p.m., with refreshments beginning at 4 p.m., in Clark Hall 206. Doctoral Showcase Lectures feature the work of…
Celebrate National Poetry Month during Vergil Week, April 21-26
Celebrate National Poetry Month with the APP Department of Classics during “Vergil Week: MMXIII.” A different event celebrating the poet Vergil and his impact on modern literature, ethics and poetry will be featured daily from April 21 to 26. Events range from a…
Prestigious fellowships help CWRU historian recover Panama’s lost history
APP historian Marixa Lasso received two prestigious fellowships—from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the National Humanities Center—to write a book about the forgotten history of the Panamanian towns that dotted the Canal Zone until a 1912 executive…