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Long-Serving Adjunct Professor Donald Lampert (1948-2020)
Donald Lampert, who taught Workers Compensation as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law for 28 years, passed away on August 10, 2020 from a hemorrhagic stroke.  He is survived by his wife, Patty and his son, Charles.  Known by his friends as "The Professor," Donald…
Handbook of Digital Innovation, Satish Nambisan, Kalle Lyytinen and Youngjin Yoo
Weatherhead faculty members Satish Nambisan, The Nancy and Joseph Keithley Professorship of Technology Management, Kalle Lyytinen Distinguished University Professor and Youngjin Yoo, Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professorship in Entrepreneurship, have co-edited a new book, Handbook of…
New AACSB Standards Promote Societal Impact
In the context of AACSB's newly approved 2020 business accreditation standards, societal impact refers to the ways in which a business school’s mission and strategic plan guide actions that positively influence society—at local, regional, national, or international levels. Business schools are…
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Visiting Professor Katharine Van Tassel testifies before the Ohio Advisory Committee to U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
On July 23, 2020, Visiting Professor Katharine Van Tassel testified before the Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights as an invited panelist. The hearings were entitled Civil Rights and Equity in the Delivery of Medical and Public Services During the COVID-19…
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Ikechukwu Ekeke ('16) selected to 'Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Ohio'
Ikechukwu Ekeke ('16), a fellow in the law school's Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic and coach of the Black Law Student Association Mock Trial Team, was recently selected to The National Black Lawyers organization's "Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in Ohio." Ekeke earned both Bachelor of Science and…
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Amid global pandemic and growing racial injustices, how an EMBA from Weatherhead has helped Frank Whitfield lead as Mayor of Elyria
As a high school student, Frank Whitfield, MGT '19, knew his career goals included completing his MBA. “I’ve always been passionate about business and the power of entrepreneurship and how it can change the trajectory of your life while making a difference in your community,” Whitfield said. “So…
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Professor Ayesha Bell Hardaway quoted in New York Times article on police contracts
Ayesha Bell Hardaway, assistant professor of law and director of the law school's Social Justice Law Center, was recently quoted in a New York Times article examining how collective bargaining agreements for officers provide protections that stand in the way of accountability. According to the…
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Professor Adler featured in Supreme Court Myths podcast
On July 15, CWRU Law Professor Jonathan Adler was interviewed on the Supreme Myths podcast with Georgia State University College of Law Professor Eric J. Segall, the author of Originalism as Faith and Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme Court is not a Court and its Justices are not Judges. Professors…
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Weatherhead School of Management Cancels 2020 Weatherhead 100 Gala, Sets Eyes on 2021
Due to ongoing coronavirus concerns, the Weatherhead School of Management has announced it is canceling the 2020 Weatherhead 100 awards and gala event that was set to take place in December. In what would have been its 33rd year, the annual event was established to recognize elite companies in…
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Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall (’90) to discuss new book in City Club conversation series
CWRU Law alumna Capricia Penavic Marshall ('90) will speak at The City Club of Cleveland 's Authors in Conversation Series online forum on July 24 at 12:30 p.m. A first-generation American of Mexican and Croatian descent, Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall has spent two decades laying the…