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For Elizabeth Ginsburg, RN, a student at CWRU’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, finding the balance between work and education was easy with the DNP program.

Kimberly Volarcik, Research Compliance Officer Executive Director for the Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) Area of Focus: Leads the Human Research Protection Program Behind groundbreaking discoveries is a robust system dedicated to protecting human research participants. At…

Anjhani Mcgee has always been a believer in the power of resilience. Now her studies at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences have reinforced that belief. A first-year student in the Master of Social Work program, Mcgee has a concentration in Children and Families.…

Amanda Bailey brings decades of higher education experience and a strong vision for advancing the role of human resources

Growing up, Emily Vasko skipped three grades during her K-12 education, prompting her to begin college at Arizona State University at just 15 years old. A year later, she transferred to Case Western Reserve University in favor of a smaller environment and a four-season experience. While she felt…

According to her friends, Hannah Price (CWR ’21) could best be described with a fond comparison: She was a real-life Hermione Granger. A Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) student at Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Price shared qualities of Granger, the beloved character from the Harry…

As a second-generation Syrian-American, undergraduate Zaina Albirini felt a personal connection to those in Syria who were affected by war, conflict, and displacement—many of whom were not given the opportunity to learn English, limiting their opportunities to study or work abroad. Motivated by…

Growing up in California, no one in Rohan Jain’s family had moved out of the state, and he’d never even heard of Case Western Reserve University until a brief mention in Grey’s Anatomy, a show he was watching at the time. What really drew him to CWRU, though, was the university’s academic…

As a researcher, Arvind Singh Heer is committed to understanding the theoretical principles underlying his technical work. After completing a master’s degree, he went on to become an assistant professor in India. He was compelled to understand electrochemistry on a deeper level. That is what…

What is your title? Senior Director of Admissions and Financial Aid, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine How many years have you worked at CWRU? 20 years, going on 21 this year. What does a typical day in your role look like? The way my day unfolds depends entirely…