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Three faculty members named Distinguished University Professors
Case Western Reserve University is home to exceptional faculty scholars across a wide range of fields. They drive innovation, collaboration and creativity, inspiring their students to do the same.Each year, in recognition of the important role faculty play at our institution, the university selects…
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September 17, 2020
Long-time members of the Case Western Reserve community may have seen them play iconic campus hangouts like the Barking Spider, Euclid Tavern or Cosmic Dave’s Rock Club. Others could have caught their 2018 show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But for anyone who has not seen Razing the Bar, the…
September 16, 2020
In Fall 2019, a group of 12 first-year students explored the legal needs that can emerge in the wake of natural disasters and humanitarian crises as part of their Gerber Law-Medicine Fellowships, a program that provides significant scholarship and stipends for students with outstanding academic…
September 16, 2020
Nearly 50 years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade. The passage of time, however, has not diminished the legal and political fights over its future. With a conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court and the Trump administration’s success in adding more…
September 16, 2020
After graduating from Colgate University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental studies, Salhia Moore’s career path was driven by a desire to make a meaningful impact on the world. Over the next three years, Moore held jobs hoping to help her navigate her way towards her true passion,…
September 14, 2020
In Fall 2019, Mariah Dick (‘19) joined the CWRU Law-Medicine Center as the Dean Lindsey Cowen Research Fellow, assisting faculty with cutting-edge research at the intersection of law, medicine and ethics. Dick earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science in 2012 and a law degree…
September 14, 2020
Students, faculty and staff are invited to hear Michael Scharf, co-dean of the School of Law, present a seminar titled “Ten Things You Should Know About a Career in International Law” Friday, Sept. 18, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. via Zoom. Online registration via Handshake is required for students to…
September 09, 2020
As of Sept. 1, 2020, CWRU Law School's Scholarly Commons has had over 2.85 million downloads worldwide. Launched five years ago, Scholarly Commons features 12 electronic collections ranging from faculty publications and student-edited journals to multidisciplinary journals, including the recently…
September 08, 2020
To celebrate Constitution Day each year, Case Western Reserve University students put together a student-led discussion forum with two guest speakers to debate various constitutional issues pertinent to current events. This year's program, "Presidential Power and Immigration," will be held Monday,…
September 07, 2020
Starting this fall, CWRU Law is offering a one-credit elective, “Race, Law and Society,” in response to recent anti-Black violence that has illuminated existing structural and institutional racism. “Earlier this year, we pledged to integrate race and justice into our curriculum as just one step in…
September 03, 2020
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…