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In February, the Center for Family Business at Weatherhead School of Management hosted the presentation “Leading the Family, Working on the Future.” Patricia Angus, JD, founder of the Global Family Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School, was the keynote speaker. She discussed the challenges...

After winning the West Coast National Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in Portland, OR in March, the CWRU Jessup team excelled in the World Championship Rounds in Washington, D.C., from March 31 to April 6. The CWRU team (composed of Will Baker, Ellie Buerk, Elise Manchester, Naomi...

That’s a wrap on the 2024 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition! On April 3, over 150 attendees gathered in the Sears think[box] to celebrate the accomplishments of our twenty finalist teams, who pitched their ventures, ideas and research to a group of twenty judges. All of the participants showe...

The Intellectual Property Venture Clinic (IPVC) has been buzzing with activity this March. Amidst our regular coursework and client work, our IPVC students are making waves here on campus and beyond. On March 18, thanks to the support of the Kramer Law Clinic and the Spangenberg Center for Law, Tec...

Phil Cola, Faculty Director Healthcare Management Programs Weatherhead School of Management, is the recipient of the 2024 John S. Diekhoff Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring. The generations of DBA and other healthcare students who have received Phil’s generous mentoring fully u...

The 2024 Morgenthaler-Pavey Startup Competition is days away, and we're thrilled to announce our esteemed panel of judges who are volunteering their time to evaluate student and alumni pitches. These twenty judges will be split between our four tracks—Venture, Idea, Research and Social Impact—and a...

Doubling donors – this is the aggressive goal Weatherhead has set for its annual Day of Giving crowdfunding campaign on Wednesday, April 10th. The focus on the number of donors highlights the belief that every donation, no matter how large or how small, makes a difference. Whether you give $5, $500,...

Balanced is a great word to describe Josh Lee, a 2014 MBA graduate of the Weatherhead School of Management. He has both the strong technical skills needed to launch products in today’s digital intensive business world and the leadership skills to inspire the teams needed to make it happen. This is...

Among all the awards a professor receives, none are more moving than the ones based on the admiration and appreciation of students. In response to the written testimonials of 10 former students submitted on his behalf by Mary Sasmaz, Assistant Professor of Accountancy, Tim Fogarty, Professor of Acc...

One of Case Western Reserve University School of Law's most distinguished graduates, François-Philippe Champagne (LAW '94), participated in an informal fireside chat with Dean Michael Scharf in the Law School Moot Courtroom on March 6, 2024. With a faux fireplace projected on the screen behind them,...