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Kenneth Ledford explains the history behind Russia-Ukraine conflict

April 6, 2022

Recently on WKYC, Kenneth Ledford, associate professor of law and associate professor and chair of the Department of History at the College of Arts and Sciences, discussed the fraught history between Russia and Ukraine. Link to the segment How we got here: The history between Russia and Ukraine

Department of History Co-Sponsored Expert Panel on Russia’s War in Ukraine After One Month

March 28, 2022
History, Russia, Ukraine, War

Dr. Ken Ledford was featured on an expert panel of Case Western Reserve University faculty presenting an analysis of Russia’s war in Ukraine one month after the invasion. The event took place on Thursday, March 24. Click here for more details.

Encyclopedia of Cleveland History highlights the deep connections between Ohio and the Ukrainian people.

February 27, 2022

According to the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, the first Ukrainians arrived in the Cleveland area in the mid-1880s, settling mainly on the west side in the Tremont neighborhood area. Subsequent waves of immigrants arrived between World War I and World War II and consisted of former fighters for Ukrainian...

History PhD candidate Kimba Stahler creates new history-themed podcast.

February 27, 2022

History PhD candidate and Social Justice Institute Fellow Kimba Stahler has created "Visions of Democracy," a story-based, American history-themed podcast that explores grassroots activism and participatory democracy. Click here to find out more.

Professor John Grabowski featured in article about iconic inventor Charles Brush

February 25, 2022

John Grabowski, the Krieger-Mueller Joint Professor in History, discussed the legacy of distinguished American inventor Charles Brush in Cleveland Magazine. “Light was one of the most important advancements of the late 19th century,” said Grabowski, “even though we take it for granted nowadays. Brush’s story is really about the...

History major Judith Cusack featured in The Daily

November 16, 2021

Judith Cusack, a history major and president of Spartans for Special Olympics, was recently featured in the Spartan Showcase. Read more about Cusack here.

Professor Peter Shulman featured in Washington Post article on history of racist parkway bridges

November 16, 2021

Peter Shulman, an associate professor of History at Case Western, weighed in on the truthfulness of bridges being purposefully constructed to be too low to allow for buses carrying people of color to access to predominantly white areas. Read more here.

Einav Rabinovitch-Fox on the history of school dress codes and the debate over mandating masks for schoolchildren

August 30, 2021

Einav Rabinovitch-Fox, a teacher of modern American history, as well as women's and gender history in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote a Washington Post article detailing the history of dress codes in schools, and wonders why masks aren't enforced the same way that clothes are. Read her...

PhD candidate Kimba Stahler named Social Justice Fellow by CWRU Social Justice Institute

July 21, 2021

To encourage innovation and scholarship, CWRU's Social Justice Institute has established a Social Justice Fellowship Program that, through grants, funds faculty and student activities that advance social justice work, from humanistic inquiry to action research. Kimberly Stahler's dissertation research examines social justice activism in Cleveland from 1960 to 1975, and...

Jonathan Sadowsky featured on NPR affiliate program “Inquiry”

May 11, 2021

When is sorrow a sickness? Why do so many people seem to suffer from depression today? Do all cultures suffer from depression? These are a few of the questions we will discuss tonight when we talk with JONATHAN SADOWSKY. He is a professor in the history of medicine at Case...

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