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In April 2020, just one month into the COVID-19 pandemic, the members of Case Western Reserve University's Class of 2020 were invited to share their postgraduate plans through the annual First Destination Survey. “The Class of 2020 had the unenviable distinction of graduating into a global pandemic...

By John Garcia With summer just around the corner, students are looking forward to the sunshine and an exciting lineup of summer classes. Undergraduate registration for the summer semester starts today (April 12), depending on the school (graduate program registration may already have started or ma...

The Kelvin Smith Library is home to 50,000 rare books, hundreds of manuscript collections and thousands of photos that attract attention from researchers, students, faculty and curiosity seekers worldwide. Among the many treasures in its Special Collections and Archives are a first-edition book by...

Marc H. Morial has been described as a national leader with the rare combination of “street smarts” and “boardroom savvy.” He launched his first business venture at age 15, served as Louisiana state senator, worked as a New Orleans lawyer and then as the city’s mayor. And since 2003, Morial has s...

In early March Interim President Cowen announced that the community’s contributions this academic year had been so significant that the traditional Employee Appreciation Week was too brief a time to celebrate faculty and staff. Instead, he extended it for the entire month. Though the month of Marc...

April 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the official declaration of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM)—just one piece of a much larger movement to increase both awareness and prevention of sexual assault, harassment and abuse. This year, It’s On CWRU—Case Western Reserve University’s sexual assa...

Case Western Reserve’s health-related graduate and professional programs continued their prominence in this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings, with eight specialty programs among the top 15 in the nation, and our medical school still in the top 25. The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing ...

Robert Herbold While Robert Herbold had multiple options for graduate school, Case Western Reserve University emerged as his top choice for two reasons: smaller class sizes and, more importantly, professors who embraced hands-on teaching practices. Decades later, Herbold, who earned his MS in mat...

For Bethany Pope, coordinator in the Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) office and a self-described “people person,” the past year has been challenging. Used to managing student employees and working closely with students to help them find research opportunities, show...

Join Interim President Scott Cowen virtually at noon, Monday, March 29, when he announces the faculty and staff selected as Case Western Reserve’s COVID-19 Champions. Earlier in March Interim President Cowen announced that the community’s contributions this academic year had been so significant tha...