Appointments

Kathryn Lavelle, the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor in World Affairs in the Department of Political Science, recently was named an associate editor of The International Studies Encyclopedia, a project of the International Studies Association (ISA). Now in conjunction with Oxford University Press,…

Brian K. Gran, associate professor of sociology, was chosen as chair elect of the American Sociological Association’s Section on Human Rights. The section “seeks to promote and support critical, interdisciplinary, and international engagement with human rights scholarship, teaching and practice,…

Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation at Weatherhead School of Management, was asked to be a judge for MIT’s Inclusive Innovation Challenge, which awards more than $1 million to organizations around the world that are “using technology to solve a grand challenge of our…

Elizabeth “Liz” Madigan becomes CEO of Sigma Theta Tau International this fall After a quarter-century at Case Western Reserve, Elizabeth “Liz” Madigan is taking her talents to the international stage. The accomplished researcher and educator has accepted the position of chief executive officer…

Provost Bud Baeslack announced today that the Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of James McGuffin-Cawley as interim dean of the Case School of Engineering, effective July 1. McGuffin-Cawley, an alumnus of the school and member of its faculty since 1991, assumes the interim role upon…

Brandy Schillace, senior research associate and public engagement fellow at the Dittrick Medical History Center, was recently named the new editor of Medical Humanities. Schillace will take over the role July 1. Published by BMJ, a health care knowledge provider, Medical Humanities is the…

Kelvin Smith Library and The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship announced the 2017 Freedman Fellows. The Freedman Fellows Program supports full-time faculty in integrating new digital tools and technology into their research. This year’s fellows are: Timothy Beal, the Florence Harkness…

Michael Goldberg, assistant professor of design and innovation, was named to the 2017 CNBC Disruptor 50 Advisory Council. He was one of 39 individuals selected to serve on the council. The council, which is in its fifth year, determines a list of 50 private companies, representing a range of…

An award-winning scholar of supply chain and operations management will become the new dean of the Weatherhead School of Management (WSOM) Sept. 1. Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder announced Wednesday that the Board of Trustees had approved the appointment of Manoj K. Malhotra,…

Maxwell Mehlman, the Arthur E. Petersilge Professor of Law and professor of bioethics, was appointed as a member of the Genomics and Society Working Group of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research. The advisory council is part of the National Human Genome Research Institute, which…