Cleveland
July 31, 2017
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program’s Northeast Ohio Public Policy Forums series continues Tuesday, Aug. 29, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. The top of the event will be “The Election for Mayor: a discussion about the future of Cleveland.” The city of…
May 02, 2017
Cleveland's East Side/West Side rivalry is a tired cliché—one that's counterproductive to our ability to move forward as a region. Major investments and new opportunities exist on both sides of the Cuyahoga River, but there are some key differences. Some of the most exciting recent…
January 27, 2017
The lead epidemic in Cleveland is worse than what happened in Flint, Michigan. In Flint, one in 20 kids were poisoned by lead. By comparison, in the Glenville neighborhood, one in three children are poisoned by lead. As part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, "Get the Lead Out: A Call to…
January 26, 2017
The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will host a policy forum Tuesday, Jan. 31, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale University Center ballroom. Part of the Northeast Ohio Public Policy Forums series, the event is titled “The Proposed Merger of Cleveland and East Cleveland: How could this…
May 31, 2016
With seven weeks left until the start of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump passed the 1,237-delegate threshold to secure his party’s presidential nomination. And now, all GOP eyes turn to Cleveland—along with millions more of people not affiliated with the Grand Old Party. Case…
May 27, 2016
Olivia Ortega spent the summer between her junior and senior years crashing in the living room of a place she found on Craigslist in order to make interning at the immigration department of the International Rescue Committee in Oakland, California, a reality. While many would have balked at such…
March 18, 2016
Discover Cleveland businesses of then and now at International Student Success Series event March 23
Learn about Cleveland businesses then and now at the next International Student Success Series event Wednesday, March 23, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Sears Building, Room 464. At the session, participants will find out the history of American business and manufacturing and how Cleveland was the…
March 17, 2016
The “soul” of a city is the embodiment of that city. The rich history of Cleveland has given the beautiful city a distinct spirit. The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program will offer a four-part lecture series, to give participants the opportunity to explore Cleveland’s essence through expert…
December 18, 2015
Two APP faculty members presented data and expert testimony to the Cleveland City Council to aid in their decision on the sale of tobacco products. The city passed legislation Dec. 7 to ban the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes to people under 21 years old. In…
September 16, 2015
Hear about the street named for a poet, an Idea Garage and Cleveland’s forgotten entrepreneurs passionate about the city’s waterways at the next Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities event, featuring “The Soul of Cleveland” project. From January to June, a book store owner, naturalist,…