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International law program earns top 10 rating in Prelaw Magazine
For the fourth year in a row, the international law program at Case Western Reserve University received an A+ in the latest edition of National Jurist's PreLaw Magazine—a rating achieved by only 10 law schools this year. After highlighting the program's $4 million endowment as one of the largest…
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Study: Colleges can prevent 96% of COVID-19 infections with masks, distancing, and routine testing
The combination of three COVID-prevention strategies on college campuses—mask-wearing, social distancing, and routine testing—is up to 96% effective in preventing coronavirus infections, according to a new study co-authored by researchers from Case Western Reserve University with partners at…
Dugout Dreams: How an MBA from Weatherhead Gave Bianca Smith a Unique Perspective and Helped Her Make Professional Baseball History
By her second year as an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, Bianca Smith (MGT '17, LAW '17) knew she wanted to make baseball a full-time career. Little did she know, however, that this decision to switch degrees and pursue her passion would translate into making history and paving a new way for…
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Law school federal judicial clerkship placements surge in 2021 class
As the 2021 graduating class prepares to begin their legal careers, Case Western Reserve University School of Law is proud to announce that six soon-to-be alumni will begin work as federal judicial clerks in the fall.  Grace Saalman, Christine Scherer, Paul Willison, Jesse Wynn, Dillon Brown and…
Ohio Supreme Court appoints Professor Robertson to prestigious Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure
Cassandra Burke Robertson, the John Deaver Drinko—BakerHostetler Professor of Law and director of the Center for Professional Ethics has been appointed by the Supreme Court of Ohio to its Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Supreme Court of Ohio is responsible for prescribing…
Michael Goldberg, associate professor, leads new institute to connect and speed innovation on and off campus
Last January, Michael Goldberg became the inaugural executive director of Case Western Reserve's Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship. He came to the post steeped in academic and business experience. An associate professor of design and innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management, Goldberg…
Alumna Ramona Hood is steering her FedEx division in the midst of the pandemic and global protests over racial injustice
Ramona Hood (MGT '16) was seven weeks into her job as president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical—a subsidiary that ships the most fragile and urgently needed goods across North America—when COVID-19 started interrupting business operations throughout the country.
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Professor Adler previews environmental policy in the Biden Administration 
On January 21, Jonathan H. Adler, the Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law, participated in a webinar on "The Future of Environmental and Energy Policy in the Biden Administration."  Adler pointed out that the BIden…
Appreciative Inquiry: Getting More Of The Good Stuff
2020 has been hard on everyone, business owners included. Now that 2021 is upon us, how do we pick up the pieces and rebuild going forward? After what has seemed like a never-ending free-fall of challenge, complexity and ambiguity, appreciative inquiry may be the most valuable strategy to help your…
Apple Podcasts: AIM2Flourish: The Intersection of Inquiry and Sustainability
AIM2Flourish is the world’s first higher-education curriculum incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals and businesses working toward a better world. Roberta Baskin, Megan Buchter, and George Dionne discuss the foundations of the program, its global reach, the art of appreciative inquiry,…