Business, Law + Politics

Julie Schlemmer has taught yoga for a long time as a private instructor for organizations like the Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Indians. In April 2020, just two weeks after the pandemic took hold of the world, she took ownership of the Atma Center, a Cleveland Heights institution for more than…

Congratulations to Professor Bryan Adamson, the associate dean for diversity and inclusion at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, for his recent selection as the Institutional Advocate of the Year by the Western Region Black Law Students Association (WRBLSA).  …

Bianca Smith, a Case Western Reserve double alumna who served as the Director of Baseball Operations from 2013-17, was hired by the Boston Red Sox as a minor league coach, becoming the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball. "CWRU was such a huge part of my coaching development," said…

After Apartment List reached a valuation of $600 million, John Kobs, BS '03, the CEO and co-founder spoke with Bloomberg about the companies success helping more than 175,000 renters find new homes this year amid a pandemic. Read the full article here.

Executive Director Michael Goldberg discusses the psychology of successful entrepreneurs and why they are willing to take the risk on their business and how big that risk really is. Read more here.

Professor Jessie Hill, Judge Ben C. Green professor of law and associate dean for research and faculty development, co-authored an op-ed, “During the Pandemic, Some Rights are More Equal than Others: Caroline Mala Corbin and Jessie Hill.” Published in Cleveland.com on Dec. 6, 2020,  the article…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant to Case Western Reserve University to examine instances of governments suspending human rights in the name of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The project will aim to raise awareness of human rights violations…

Professor Maxwell Mehlman, Co-Director of the Law-Medicine Center, published the fifth edition of his textbook, Genetics:  Ethics, Law and Policy. The book, co-authored with Professors Mark Rothstein and Sonia Sutter, is published by Thompson/West. It is the first and only law school textbook on…

Professor Cathy Lesser Mansfield, senior instructor in law and executive director of the Master of Arts in Financial Integrity Program, was among 41 newly elected members of the American Law Institute (ALI). Mansfield joined the Case Western Reserve School of Law faculty in July, 2019. Previously,…

During a massive statewide crackdown on human trafficking last month, Anjali Kanwar and several of her classmates at Case Western Reserve University played critical roles that didn’t make the national headlines. While law-enforcement agencies rounded up alleged human traffickers as part of the…