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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to deepen the financial strain many college students face, the Case Western Reserve student body will soon have a new resource available to help ease the burden. On Sept. 19, the Physical Resource Center—also known as the “freestore”—will open its doors in Uptown…

Fred and Brittan DiSanto’s commitment supports students and recognizes President Snyder’s leadership Fred and Brittan DiSanto Case Western Reserve today announced a $5 million gift as the first commitment to a scholarship campaign honoring outgoing President Barbara R. Snyder. Fred DiSanto,…

Case Western Reserve University has again received the national Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, a diversity-focused publication in higher education. The award recognizes colleges and universities nationally that have demonstrated an…

Case Western Reserve fell two notches to 42nd this year as U.S. News & World Report changed its rankings methodology for the third time in three years. The dip came despite a five-point jump in the university’s overall score, which reflected progress in its financial resources rank,…

The Case Western Reserve University community is known for innovative research that leads to transformative solutions with positive impacts on a wide range of fields. Now, these pioneering techniques and methods are leading the way during the COVID-19 pandemic. After having to shift the delivery…

The recent series of police attacks against Black Americans, and the widespread outrage in response, have sparked a flood of conversations surrounding equity and justice across the country and around the world. At Case Western Reserve, students, staff, faculty and alumni have shared their…

When Grover “Cleve” Gilmore agreed to lead the Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences in 2002, his appointment was only supposed to last a year. After all, he was a longtime professor of psychology, not social work. And, the request had come from an interim president,…

The pandemic that prompted remote operations in March disrupted all manner of traditional spring events, including Case Western Reserve’s annual celebration of staff contributions. But while COVID-19 concerns delayed the Staff Service Award ceremonies until Friday and sent them online, this…

Students, faculty and staff spent the summer envisioning what fall semester would look like amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This fall, some classes are being offered virtually and others in-person, albeit with added safety precautions—and some are a mix of the two. Now, as the second week of the…

Preparing to start your first year of college can be stressful—moving to what may be a new city, meeting new people and adjusting to college course expectations are all challenging transitions in the best of times. And this year’s incoming class faced all of those challenges in the midst of an…