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Editor's note: A new speaker has been announced for the 2023 MLK Convocation. Nic Stone, a best-selling author, has been selected to give the address. The New York Times bestselling-author Kimberly Jones will be the featured speaker at the 2023 Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation on Friday, Jan. 20…

With finals week upon us at Case Western Reserve University, students can look forward to the end of the semester and the beginning of winter break. But, for those living in university housing, there still may be a few loose ends to tie up before the university closes at the end of the regular day…

Though winter doesn’t officially begin until Dec. 21, there are plenty of ways to embrace the season in Cleveland. Whether you prefer to stay cozy indoors or adventure outside, Northeast Ohio has plenty of offerings to stay busy during the colder months—you need only take your pick. Read on…

When the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations on Dec. 10, 1948, it laid out the inalienable rights all human beings have. These rights—agreed upon by countries around the world—include the freedom from discrimination, access to justice, right to education, and…

Do you often find yourself browsing for videos that can simplify concepts from one of your lectures? Are highlighters a permanent fixture in your hand when preparing for exams? Often, classroom instruction doesn't match your particular learning preference (whether auditory, visual or hands-…

Growing up as an only child, Sandra Walker Russ made the most of her solitary hours. Through role playing, singing, reading and expressing herself artistically, the unstructured playtime she enjoyed in her early developmental years would later serve as the foundation for a career studying the…

On Nov. 29, 404 members of the Case Western Reserve community came together online for the global generosity holiday Giving Tuesday, contributing $49,067 to 56 student organizations and funds. For #GivingTuesdayatCWRU, university staff provide students the opportunity and resources to crowdfund…

Still need to check some names off your holiday gift list? At Case Western Reserve University’s Larry Sears and Sally Zlotnick Sears think[box], the gifting options are limited only by what you can dream up. And the best part is, you don’t need to have experience to get started—anyone is welcome,…

Case Western Reserve University battled through 90 minutes of intense soccer, but the fourth-ranked women's soccer team ultimately came up short in a 2-1 loss to second-ranked Johns Hopkins University in the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon at Kerr Stadium in…

Down by two goals with just 32 minutes left in the quarterfinals of the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship, many teams would start to lose hope and fear their season was fading away. But not the No. 4-ranked Case Western Reserve University women’s soccer team. Finding themselves in…