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By Kaitlin Murphy When Theresa Grigger arrived at a Cleveland city school in late August, she was greeted with a warm hug from a teacher. But Grigger wasn't there to start a new school year. Rather, she and members of the Staff Advisory Council were dropping off school supplies to help the…

University Program Board will host one of the hottest ticket events of the semester Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center gymnasium. The concert will feature Lil Dicky and Waka Flocka Flame. Students may purchase up to five tickets for $5 each.…

Responding to a request from the Faculty Parents of Young Children organization, Case Western Reserve has significantly increased funding for child care during travel related to university work. Effective this semester, faculty, staff and students leaving Cleveland for field research, conferences,…

Editor’s note: This article originally ran in 2016, but to help the university’s new students acclimate to Case Western Reserve University—and because of its popularity each year—it's appearing in The Daily again—with a few updates. Arriving on campus for the first time, in a brand-new city and…

Information sessions for faculty and staff to be held this month After completing a four-year pilot with a program that provides tuition assistance to dependents of university employees enrolled elsewhere, campus leaders have elected to continue the partnership on a permanent basis. In 2012, the…

Lecture and panel discussion free and open to the public, Sept. 8 and 9 Each year, the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University gathers the community to honor an international exemplar of ethical leadership with the Inamori Ethics Prize as part of…

Krzysztof Palczewski, one of the world’s leading vision researchers and recipient of numerous international awards and universal peer respect, has been awarded the permanent title of Case Western Reserve University Distinguished University Professor. Palczewski, the John H. Hord Professor and…

As chair of Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Chemistry, Mary D. Barkley guides others to academic success by blending leadership, research and life skills. The M. Roger Clapp University Professor of Arts and Sciences was recognized for that guidance by being chosen a Distinguished…

Photo by Dan Milner. Case Western Reserve University has honored David L. Cooperrider, a global expert on Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and a faculty member at Weatherhead School of Management, as a Distinguished University Professor, a title that acknowledges the outstanding contributions of…

To the Case Western Reserve community: First-year move-in day epitomizes the spirit of community on our campus. The lines of families unloading vehicles, the welcoming smiles of students, staff and faculty, the energy of orientation leaders guiding their groups—they all combine to create a rich…