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Memorial to be held Oct. 14 in honor of Albert J. Weatherhead III
The university will hold a public memorial celebrating the life and legacy of Albert J. Weatherhead III on Oct. 14 at 3:30 p.m. in Amasa Stone Chapel. Parking is available at lot 29, the Campus Garage, on East Boulevard behind Severance Hall. Weatherhead passed away Sept. 20 at the age of 86. He i...
Spartan football players take spotlight in "The Plain Dealer"
Finding true student-athletes at Case Western Reserve is easy ... unlike their classes The Plain Dealer: Columnist Terry Pluto takes a close look at the Spartan football team, including the unconventional practice schedule. Coach Greg Debeljak “builds them around the academic schedules of players b...
Bill Mahnic offers tips to avoid debit card fees
3 ways to avoid debit card fees WKYC: Some banks are now charging customers monthly fees to use their debit card, but there are three ways to avoid these fees, including switching to a smaller community bank or credit union. “Any financial institution that has less than 10 billion dollars in assets...
Henry Adams writes tribute to Steve Jobs for "Smithsonian"
A tribute to a great artist: Steve Jobs Smithsonian Magazine: Henry Adams, professor of American art, writes a tribute to the late Steve Jobs, discussing the importance of Jobs’ calligraphy training in college on his career. “Through mastering calligraphy, Jobs learned to think like an artist,” he ...
About 1,200 attend Thursday's job fair
1,200 people show up at Case Western job fair 19 Action News: About 1,200 people and 133 organizations attended Thursday’s job fair at the Veale Athletic Center, where recruiters met with interested students and alumni....
Facebook changes controversial among CWRU users
Facebook recently implemented new changes, much to the chagrin of most people who took our poll. The majority of respondents said they hate the changes, while a large number of those polled said they’d wait to see more before making a decision; only a select few said they actually love the changes. ...
5 questions with…MBA student, international blogger Julia Steinberg
Ever wondered what it’s like to be an MBA student? Julia Steinberg wants to help you out. A Weatherhead School of Management student, she is one of about 20 students selected to blog about their experiences at some of the top management schools around the world for the prestigious Financial Times. S...
Art historian Elina Gertsman presents in Europe on medieval art
Elina Gertsman, assistant professor of medieval art, traveled around Europe this summer and fall, giving invited talks at various international conferences. In June, she was a keynote speaker at the Gender Studies Network annual conference in Helsinki; in July, she spoke in the session on spectacle...
Music librarian Jeff Quick judges international “Iron Composer” contest
Music circulation librarian Jeff Quick was selected to serve as a judge in the finals of the classical music world’s “Iron Composer” competition at Baldwin-Wallace College. Quick is also president of the Cleveland Composers Guild. During the international competition, five composers were given a c...
Mandel School’s Terry Hokenstad publishes chapter in international social work handbook
Distinguished University Professor M.C. “Terry” Hokenstad Jr. published a chapter in the Handbook of International Social Work: Human Rights, Development and the Global Profession (Oxford University Press). His chapter, co-written by recent doctoral student Moon Choi, covers “Global Aging: Implicati...