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October 17, 2012
Harvey Pekar's Jewish roots discussed in free CWRU program
Sun News: On Oct. 17, Case Western Reserve University will host a talk looking at the late underground comic book author Harvey Pekar’s complicated relationship with Judaism. In “Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me,” Pekar’s widow, Joyce…
October 17, 2012
Why small businesses won’t stop underpaying taxes
Bloomberg Businessweek: In a commentary piece, Scott Shane, the A. Malachi Mixon III Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies, writes that Congress could lower the federal budget deficit by 16 percent by taking one action: getting small business owners…
October 17, 2012
Siegal classes begin this week
Cleveland Jewish News: Several classes begin this week as part of the Laura and Alvin Siegal Lifelong Learning Program at Case Western Reserve University. Courses range from “Contemporary Spirituality” to “The Stakes: How This Election Could Shape Health Care and the…
October 17, 2012
Local university inks exchange student plan
Fox 8 Cleveland: Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine signed an agreement for an exchange program with the Rambam Health Care Center in Israel. “Our institutions are both very high quality and they both will offer students [a] very…
October 17, 2012
2012 ROI rankings: college education value compared
PayScale: In its annual rankings of more than 1,248 colleges by their tuition return on investment— what you pay to attend versus what you get back in lifetime earnings—PayScale ranks Case Western Reserve University No. 37. In terms of private…
October 17, 2012
Three faculty members received Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC) Core Utilization Awards in August. The awards support investigative use of and familiarity with CTSC Core operations and personnel, in anticipation of applications for external funding with CTSC resources. The…
October 17, 2012
The annual Benelect Open Enrollment period will run Nov. 12-30. Open Enrollment is the time when benefits-eligible university employees make decisions regarding their benefits for the upcoming year. The selections made this November will be in effect for the entire 2013 calendar year. Enrollment…
October 17, 2012
As part of its commitment to develop the ethos of Case Western Reserve University and its relationship to its larger community, every two years, the Beamer-Schneider Professorship presents a lecture and workshop by a world-class public intellectual, ethicist or thinker of politics on a matter…
October 17, 2012
Information Technology Services will host “ITS Connect: A Tour of help.case.edu” on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 11:30 a.m. online at connect.case.edu/itsconnect. This presentation will demonstrate how to navigate the ITS self-help website, help.case.edu, and discuss information that can assist with the…
October 17, 2012
Molly Berger, instructor in the Department of History and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences, has received a prestigious award for her study of a distinctively American form of technological innovation: the luxury hotel. During an international conference in Copenhagen on Oct. 6,…