College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Lee Hoffer traveled to Washington, DC in December as part of the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) to meet with lawmakers interested in crafting legislation on substance use / abuse policy. Arranged by RPC, Dr. Hoffer met with staffers of Representative Trahan (D-MA) and Representative Schrier (D-WA) to discuss a...

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Dr. Melvyn Goldstein published a Chinese edition of volume 3 of his seminal history of modern Tibet. He also published volume 4, covering the critical years of 1957-1959. Goldstein, an international authority on Tibetan history and culture, is co-director of the Center for Research on Tibet. Melvyn C. Goldstein. 2019. Xiandai...

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Dr. Goldstein's 900 page, award winning "A History of Modern Tibet, Volume 1, 1913-1951: The Demise of the Lamaist State" (U. California Press, 1989) is now available in Tibetan. This two volume Tibetan edition was translated by the well known Tibetan scholar T.N. Shelling, who worked at CWRU's Center for...

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On April 17th the Social Justice Institute Research Lunch Series will feature Social Justice Institute Fellows Janet McGrath, Andrew Rollins, Frank Manzella and Megan Schmidt-Sane. The Research Lunch Series is free and open to the community and will take place from 11:30 - 12:45 in Crawford Hall, Room A13. Bring a...

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On Friday, February 9th, Dr. Lihong Shi will discuss her new book Choosing Daughters: Family Change in Rural China. Hope you can join us! The discussion is scheduled for 12:45 - 2:00 PM in Mather Memorial 201. Book Summary: China’s patrilineal and patriarchal tradition has encouraged a longstanding preference for...

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Dr. Lee Hoffer and doctoral candidate Allison Schlosser received a Social Justice Institute Faculty Research Grant for their project entitled “Using Photovoice to Capture Diverse Experiences of Cleveland’s Opioid Crisis.” Combining media analysis and Photovoice participatory method, this project collaborates with opioid users from varied backgrounds in Cleveland to...

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