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A CWRU grad waves as she walks with a procession to a commencement ceremony and passes the CWRU sign on Adelbert Road and Euclid Avenue
CWRU receives highest possible ranking in Forbes’ ‘America’s College Financial Grades’ report
Across the United States, headlines tell the story of tumultuous economic circumstances impacting many private higher education institutions. While the challenges are pressing, Case Western Reserve University is among the best-positioned to face them, according to Forbes. In its recently released…
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Business Insider magazine ranks Case Western Reserve University No. 1 for graduate earnings in Ohio
Case Western Reserve University graduates earn a higher median income than those at any other college in Ohio, according to a new analysis by Business Insider magazine.Business Insider identified the colleges and universities in each state with the highest-paid graduates four years after completing…
Lake Erie at sunset
Ask a professor: CWRU professor Peter Whiting shares how environmental changes are impacting Lake Erie
As summer brings warmer weather and peak travel season, many people head to Lake Erie and other nearby waterways to swim, boat and enjoy the outdoors. But beneath the surface, many may not realize the environmental changes reshaping these bodies of water in ways that affect both ecosystems and…
Headshot of Bob McCullough, CWRU vice president for enrollment management
Double alumnus, longtime enrollment leader named Case Western Reserve’s next VP of enrollment management
Bob McCullough aims to build on strong track record of strengthening university’s undergraduate student body
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Henry Lawrence Hitchcock: the president who saved Western Reserve College
As Case Western Reserve University celebrates its bicentennial, the campus community is reflecting on two centuries of trailblazing achievements. This milestone is a chance to remember visionaries such as Henry Lawrence Hitchcock, Western Reserve College’s third president, whose mix of diplomacy…
Don and Marianne Richards
Case Western Reserve University’s Adelbert Gym completes philanthropic funding with latest gift
Commitment from Don and Marianne Richards supports arena’s Spartan Gallery common area
Four graduates in their caps and gowns posed for a selfie in front of the CWRU letters
See video and photos from CWRU’s bicentennial commencement
Every commencement celebration is a collection of milestones as graduates mark the completion of their degrees and take the next step in their careers. Case Western Reserve University Class of 2026 graduates had the distinction of being part of another milestone: the institution’s bicentennial…
Five students stand in front of the CWRU sign and throw their commencement hats in the air
Class of 2025 achieves impressive results in First Destination Survey
Despite a challenging labor market and increased competition amid advances in artificial intelligence, the Class of 2025 reports remarkable post-graduation achievements.
To the left, an old photo of graduates in black and white, overlaying cursive text. To the right, a photo of modern graduates walking past a CWRU sign, celebrating diversity in education.
Celebrating 200 Years of CWRU’s impact—and shaping the future
The dozen men who founded a college in the region once part of Connecticut’s Western Reserve were clergy and civic leaders from New England—pioneers who had come to the frontier with lofty aims. They wanted to build an academic institution that could bring stature and vitality to their sparsely…
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Building Blocks: How CWRU’s campus has evolved since 2010
As CWRU celebrates 200 years, its evolving campus tells a story of momentum and impact. Since 2010, 14 new buildings, transformative renovations and new public green spaces have reshaped our landscape.