Business, Law + Politics

The incoming class of MBA students enthusiastically kicked off the school year with a packed orientation schedule from August 15 to August 22. Approximately 200 students representing 21 countries were ushered into the new academic year with a robust agenda of activities and celebrations, beginning ...

Richard Boyatzis, PHD, Distinguished University Professor, and Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science, culminates 58 years of research on sustained, desired change and learning for individuals, teams, organizations, communities and countries with i...

Kids often dream of becoming an astronaut and Patti Schaar, who graduated with an MBA from Weatherhead School of Management in 2005, was no different. Schaar earned her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering from the University of Dayton and se...

CWRU Law alum Duncan Gaswaga (LAW ‘13) was elected in July 2024 as a Judge of the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights. Like the European Court of Human Rights in France and the Inter-American Court for Human Rights in Costa Rica, the Africa Court in Tanzania serves as the supreme human rights ...

The 2024-2025 Weatherhead School of Management academic year marks a pivotal time for the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) student group. ETA is an alternative to startups for aspiring entrepreneurs, where the entrepreneur seeks the support of investors to find, acquire, operate, grow and...

In 2022, The Fowler Center for Business as an Agent of World Benefit heeded the call of its first global client, Got Produce Franchising Inc., the first fresh produce franchise to grow hydroponic fresh fruits and vegetables, helping to earn the company its Certified B Corporation (B Corp) accreditat...

In fall 2024, Lucas Katz (LAW ’24) joined the CWRU Law-Medicine Center as the new Cowen Fellow. Katz grew up in Alaska and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and East Asian Studies from Columbia University in 2020. He earned a law degree from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Law in ...

Message from the department chair To our alumni and friends, The new academic year ushers in much change, challenge and excitement. As we say goodbye to some dear colleagues, friends and our graduating students, we also welcome new members to the Department of Accountancy at Weatherhead School ...

Cassandra Roberston is one of several CWRU faculty members who received a $74,999 grant from the National Science Foundation. The money will be used to hold a conference on "Employing Public Interest Technologies to Promote Access in Education and Employment for People who have Physical Disabilities...

When it comes to fostering a more inclusive campus environment, Bryan Adamson has a key piece of advice: listen, and lean into our differences. “Once we open ourselves up to listening, we open ourselves up to learning about perspectives and ideas that we may not otherwise expose ourselves to,” Ada...