Appointments

Cynthia Kim, a four-year advisor and assistant dean of undergraduate advising at Case Western Reserve University, was selected as one of 12 emerging leaders across the U.S. for the National Academic Advising Association’s (NACADA) 2025–27 Emerging Leaders Program. During this two-year program, mem...

Richard Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices and the Ohio Substance Use Disorder Center of Excellence, has been appointed to the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The board, a state regulatory agency within Ohio’s Department of Mental Heal...

Richard Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices and the Ohio Substance Use Disorder Center of Excellence, has been appointed to the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The board, a state regulatory agency within Ohio’s Department of Mental Heal...

In an effort to better support faculty, staff and students at Case Western Reserve University, the Office of the Provost recently welcomed three leaders—William Breeze, Elizabeth Jaszczak and Craig M. Zullig—into important roles that strengthen operations and support systems. Under the leadership ...

Case Western Reserve University President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward announced that Christian A. Zorman, senior associate dean and the F. Alex Nason Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, will serve as interim dean of Case Western Reserve University’...

Liliane C. Windsor joins the Mandel School as the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Social Work on July 1. A leading figure in the quest for health equity, her groundbreaking research is dedicated to elevating marginalized communities—through the application of critical consciousness theory, she has de...

At Case Western Reserve University, faculty fuel discovery, inspire students and advance knowledge across disciplines. Through their teaching, research and mentorship, they shape not only their fields but also the next generation of scholars and innovators. Each year, the university recognizes sele...

Alumnus and longtime faculty member to become the nursing school’s 14th dean

Parameswaran Ramakrishnan, associate professor of pathology at the School of Medicine, was appointed as a nominated member of the editorial board of Diabetes journal, which is published by the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes is the top-ranked journal devoted exclusively to diabetes research ...

Aloen Townsend, the Ralph S. and Dorothy P. Schmitt Professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was appointed by the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) to serve on a national Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE) Gerontology and Geriatrics Edu...