The Levin College of Public Affairs and Education is an accredited college of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. It includes the Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs, the School of Communication, the Department of Criminology and Sociology, and the School of Education and Counseling.[7] The Levin College offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees, as well as professional development programs. Its urban policy research centers and programs provide communities with decision-making tools to address their policy challenges. The Levin College is recognized for offering highly ranked programs in local government management and urban policy.[8]
In 2024, Dr. Jill Gordon, previously the Assistant Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, was named as the college's dean.[9]
History
In 1967, following the Hough riots and student protests on campus, Dr. Thomas F. Campbell and a group of Cleveland State faculty formed the Ad Hoc Committee on Urban Studies and called on the university to form an urban institute to "bring together faculty from a wide range of specializations to work on urban problems in an interdisciplinary setting, designed in particular to facilitate communication between specialists with common interests in urban problems — linking academic specialists with the political and economic leadership of a large metropolis – [including] a full range of undergraduate courses focusing on urban problems, particularly in the social sciences."[10]
The Institute of Urban Studies first offered classes in the fall of 1968 with the financial support of the Gund Foundation. The program was one of the first members of the Council of University Institutes of Urban Affairs, which became the Urban Affairs Association in 1981.
In 1969, Maxine Goodman Levin, founder of the Cleveland Landmarks Commission and the Cleveland Restoration Society, and a real estate developer, established the Albert A. Levin Chair of Urban Studies and Public Service in honor of her late husband.[11] It was the first endowed chair in the country to allow the chair holder to combine classroom teachings with public service to study and work at finding solutions to urban problems.[12] Cleveland State reorganized the Institute as the College of Urban Affairs consisting of a single department of Urban Studies in 1977. In 1989, the college was renamed the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, following the benefactor's gift of an endowment to support the college. In 2022, The Levin College of Public Affairs and Education, was renamed to honor the transformational philanthropic donations to the university from Mort Levin and the Levin family. The newly formed college brings together the previous Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, the College of Education, communication, and sociology and criminology.[13]
Department Of Counseling, Administration, Supervision And Adult Learning, Department Of Education Studies, Research And Technology, And Department Of Teacher Education
Master of Applied Communication Theory and Methodology (MACTM
Master of Communication
Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
Master of Urban Planning and Development (MUPD)
Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership
M.A. in Environmental Studies
M.S. in Urban Studies
Master's Track in Diversity Leadership and Change Management
Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Public Affairs
Department Of Counseling, Administration, Supervision And Adult Learning, Department Of Education Studies, Research And Technology, And Department Of Teacher Education
M.Ed. Degrees, Licenses, & Endorsements:
Adult, Professional & Higher Education
Community Health promotion
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Research
Elementary Education
Secondary Education
Advance and Applied Teaching Elementary and Secondary Education
Literacy Development - Adult Literacy
Health Professions Education
Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Educational Leadership
School Counseling
Urban Secondary Teaching (MUST) Residency Program • 7–12
Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
Mild/Moderate
Moderate/Intensive
Early Childhood
Educational Technology
Gifted Talented Learners
Teacher Leader
Early Childhood Generalist
TESOL
Literacy Development-Reading
Inspired Leaders
Superintendent
Ph.D. Programs of Study:
Counseling Psychology
Adult, Continuing, and Higher Education
Learning and Development
Policy Studies
School Administration
Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language
Department of Criminology and Sociology
M.A. in Applied Social Research
Rankings
The 2022 U.S. News & World Report ranking of best public affairs graduate schools ranked the Levin College #2 in the Urban Policy specialty,[16] #16 in the Local Government Management specialty.,[17] #23 in the Nonprofit Management specialty,[18] and #40 in the Public Management and Leadership specialty.[19]
The Levin College graduate urban planning degree was highly ranked in both the economic development and community development specializations in the Planetizen Guide to Urban Planning Programs - 4th Edition in 2015.[20]
In the Planetizen Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs - 6th Edition in 2019, Cleveland State ranked 9th in Midwest Graduate Urban Planning Programs and 15th in Top Small Programs (Programs with fewer than 55 students enrolled on average over a three-year period).[21]
Student Organizations
CSU APA is the Levin College student group affiliated with the Cleveland section of the Ohio chapter of the American Planning Association. A student from CSU APA serves as a member of the executive committee of APA Cleveland.[22] The student-run organization "strives to facilitate the exchange of ideas and thoughtful discussions, foster professional development, and create a sense of community among all students at Cleveland State University."[23]
Phi Alpha Alpha, "the Global Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration" has a chapter at Levin College.[25]
The CSU Student Environmental Movement is a group, "dedicated to making a green difference here on campus and the surrounding Cleveland area."
Research Centers
The Levin College houses research centers and programs that provide urban leaders with decision support tools, technical assistance, and data analysis educational services.[26]
The Levin College offers courses, workshops, and seminars for individuals and organizations seeking to improve their skills as urban leaders. The college also serves as the official Certified Public Manager® (CPM) program for the State of Ohio and offers comprehensive and nationally certified development programs for state and local government leaders and public administrators.
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