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Established in 1996 with a generous gift of endowment from Eric and Jane Nord, the Baker-Nord Center is dedicated to:
- highlighting and celebrating the arts and humanities at Case(Art History and Art , Classics, English, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Philosophy, Religion, Theater and Dance) through public lectures, panels, performances, and special programs;
- supporting and invigorating scholarly research and creative work in the arts and humanities through fellowships, grants, and opportunities to share work in progress; and
- facilitating cross-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaborations among Case faculty and members of other University Circle institutions that address questions and problems of broad human interest, in and out of the academy.
Now in its eighth year, the Center has hosted a number of public events to spark interest in the humanities and arts on campus, including the following:
- Highlights from the Spring 2005 Humanities Week Program - "Homelands and Security", featuring Art Spiegelman, author of Maus: A Survivor's Tale and cartoonist for the New Yorker magazine, Ranjana Khanna, Humanities Week Visiting Scholar and author, Charles Cantalupo, poet and documentary film maker, a "Home and Away" film series, and Polyglot Follies: Don Quixote, a humorous, multilingual performance of this classic novel.
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities is located in room 206 on the main floor of Clark Hall, 11130 Bellflower Road, directly across from the Peter B. Lewis Building on the south campus.
Built in 1892 and restored in 1999 with a grant from Eric and Jane Nord, Clark Hall is the second-oldest building on campus and was the original home of Western Reserve University's Mather College for Women. It represents a significant historical link to Case's humanities tradition, and has become the revitalized campus center of humanities classrooms and meeting spaces.
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