The Levin College of Public Affairs and Education (Levin) at Cleveland State University offers interdisciplinary undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees by offering tools to address complex urban, human, and societal challenges. Levin, encompasses areas of Communication, Counseling, Administration, Supervision and Adult Learning, Criminology and Sociology, Curriculum and Foundations, Teacher
Education, and Urban Affairs - to offer an innovate approach to learning within an urban research university. A powerful combination of instruction and real-world experiences ensures that our students graduate fully prepared to contribute to the civic, economic, and educational development of our region and our world. Levin students are afforded opportunities for scholarship, research, mentorship, experiences in the field, and service to their community. The program offers wider and deeper collaborations in education (PK-12, Adult Education, and Educational Leadership), economic development, city planning, public safety- bringing diverse disciplinary tools to bear on complex urban, human, and societal challenges through expanded research and new ways to use communication in policy development. Levin students will be trained to address complex societal challenges that are inextricably linked but cannot be addressed in isolation. Our graduates will be deployed to address inequities (in education, health, and mental health), public safety, technological advance, climate change, as well as innovations in how to educate, train, and re-train the workforce in a dynamic economy. Levin researchers routinely put their knowledge into action, engaging with decision makers at the international, national, state, and local levels. Our research centers and programs have served as the focal point of applied research, technical assistance, and public service in Ohio and beyond.
