Appointments

Vice President and General Counsel Peter Poulos announced today that Case Western Reserve’s interim leaders of public safety and police have been named permanently to their respective roles. Megan Koeth, who joined the university in 2018, is now the university’s executive director of public…

Announcement that new department chair will edit poetry section for the publication comes on National Poetry Day An established poet, scholar and educator, Walt Hunter joined Case Western Reserve University this fall as chairperson and associate professor for the Department of English.…

Dawn Ellis and Kimberly McFarlin have been appointed interim co-assistant deans of diversity and inclusion at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, effective immediately. Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, was appointed to the…

Francesca Brittan, associate professor of music at the College of Arts and Sciences, was named a recipient of a Senior Research Fellowship at the Vossius Institute for the History of Humanities and Sciences at the University of Amsterdam. As scholar-in-residence, Brittan will pursue the…

The Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems (ISSACS) has added two associate faculty directors to its leadership team to expand and coordinate health- and manufacturing-related research activities. Michael De Georgia The two new associate faculty directors will be responsible for…

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the selection of the 2022-23 Freedman Faculty Fellows. The annual fellowship program supports tenured or tenure-track faculty as well as clinical research faculty and aids these researchers in integrating digital…

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History recently promoted Gavin Svenson, adjunct assistant professor of biology at the College of Arts and Sciences, to chief science officer, a new role at the institution. Svenson’s responsibilities at the museum will expand to include oversight of the Nathan and…

When Andrew Medvedev decided to return to his alma mater as co-dean for Weatherhead School of Management, one aspect sealed the deal—he recognized an incredible opportunity for the school to be a leading intellectual hub for the management community. It’s a vision shared by Medvedev’s co-dean J.B…

Professors will advise new Senior Vice President for Research and Technology Management Michael Oakes on campus strengths and untapped potential President Eric W. Kaler today announced two faculty groups that will advise inaugural Senior Vice President for Research and Technology Management…

Howard Hughes Medical Institute taps chemistry professor, diversity leader as inaugural vice president The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that it has named Chemistry Professor Blanton Tolbert as its inaugural vice president of science leadership and culture—a role dedicated…