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Hearing a note or chord played perfectly in tune still has the power to send shivers through Ross W. Duffin. “It’s transcendent,” said Duffin, the Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music, “precisely because it is such a rare achievement.” Duffin’s life in music could be defined the same way. Ross Du...

To the Faculty, Staff and Students of Case Western Reserve: We begin this academic year with the tragedy in Charlottesville fresh in mind. Headlines nationwide question how universities will balance free speech, campus safety and inclusion—with definitions of success depending largely on who is as...

With hometowns ranging from Perth, Australia, to Point Pleasant, New Jersey, members of the undergraduate Class of 2021 come from all over the world. But they spent Saturday getting to know their new home. They took in Cleveland's vast offerings: touring Cleveland Browns stadium, taking in an India...

Editor's Note: As of June 30, 2019, Case Western Reserve uses Rave Guardian. CWRU Shield is no longer active and should be deleted from all mobile devices. Download Rave Guardian on the App Store and Google Play. With classes starting Monday, we at The Daily wanted to give the newest members of our...

A glimpse of the students comprising our newest undergraduate class Five days ago, about 1,300 first-year students arrived on campus for move-in day. Since then, the Class of 2021 has spent their orientation week getting to know one another and Case Western Reserve. And in just three days, they will...

Provost and Executive Vice President W.A. “Bud” Baeslack III will step down from his position at the end of the 2017-2018 academic year, Case Western Reserve President Barbara R. Snyder announced today. Baeslack, who became the university’s chief academic officer in the fall of 2008, oversaw develo...

New research challenges long-held assumptions about how men and women view their intelligence The notion that young females limit their own progress based on what they believe about their intelligence—called the “bright girl effect”—does not persist into adulthood, according to new research from Cas...

Across North America, people will get to witness a rare celestial event today: a solar eclipse, which occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and sun. Stacy McGaugh While certain parts of the United States will experience a total eclipse, Cleveland will only see a partial one, with 80 perce...

Xyla Foxlin had an unforgettable 21st birthday: She spent it in Los Angeles on the set of a commercial for the Microsoft Surface laptop. Foxlin, a rising senior studying mechanical and aerospace engineering, is featured prominently in two recently released commercials promoting the new device. In ...

To the faculty, staff and returning students of Case Western Reserve University: This Sunday, we will welcome more than 1,200 first-year students during our annual Move-In Day, opening a week of orientation activities before classes commence Aug. 28. These young people begin their undergraduate car...