Appointments

President Barbara R. Snyder and Provost Ben Vinson III have announced that Florence Harkness Professor of Religion Timothy Beal has agreed to serve as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His appointment, which is contingent on approval from the Board of Trustees, began Tuesday, Jan. 1....

Jonathan Entin, professor emeritus of law, has been named CWRU’s newest conciliation counselor, effective Dec. 1. Entin has been a member of the School of Law faculty since 1984 and also held a secondary appointment in the political science department. He has taught courses on constitutional law, c...

Anthony Wynshaw-Boris can’t recall a time when he didn’t know he would have a career in medicine. It was just something he feels like he was “almost born with”—fitting for researcher who would go on to study genetics. With a career at the intersection of pediatrics and genetics, Wynshaw-Boris, the ...

With more than 25 years of experience in helping students succeed in in higher education, Marcos A. Rivera has been named director for student services at the School of Dental Medicine. About Rivera After earning both his undergraduate degree in liberal studies with a concentration in sociology (199...

Dean Kenneth Chance of the School of Dental Medicine has named Andres Pinto, chair and professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, assistant dean of graduate studies. Pinto brings outstanding clinical, research and teaching experience to this critically im...

The Women Staff Leadership Development Institute (WSLDI) has named its 2018-19 cohort. These women were chosen through a selective process and represent the 11th class of this program. Cohort members will spend a year participating in leadership workshops, self-assessments, career visioning, skill d...

Dale Baur, chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, has been appointed vice dean of the School of Dental Medicine by Dean Kenneth Chance. Exceptionally accomplished as a surgeon, educator and leader, Baur also brings unique wisdom and insight honed over nearly three decades in the ...

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences has appointed Assistant Professor Adrianne M. Crawford Fletcher the school’s inaugural assistant dean for diversity and inclusion. “I am thrilled to see Dr. Fletcher take on this important leadership position,” said Grover C. Gilm...

Ben Vinson III, provost and executive vice president of Case Western Reserve University, was recently appointed chairman of the National Humanities Center (NHC), a nonprofit institute dedicated to advanced study in the humanities. Provost Vinson was previously a member of the NHC board for five year...

Valerie Haywood, senior instructor of biology, was elected to serve as president of the Ohio regional network for Project Kaleidoscope (OH-PKAL). The national PKAL organization, part of the Association of American Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), serves as a leading advocate for transforming undergr...