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Case Western Reserve University honors Martin Luther King Jr.—the holiday, the man and the legacy—with weeklong (Jan. 16-23) activities, including workshops, panel discussions and acclaimed speakers. The celebration concludes with a keynote address by award-winning journalist and civil rights…

In 1998, Elizabeth “Betsy” Banks came to Case Western Reserve University to manage an AmeriCorps environmental education grant program on campus. She figured the position would be a rewarding—but brief—experience because the grant funding was only guaranteed for four months. But more than 16 years…

It didn’t take long for first-year student Drew Hamilton to make a splash as a member of the men’s swimming and diving team. In only his third meet at Case Western Reserve University, the first-year student broke three school records on three consecutive days, as the men’s team took home top honors…

Last year, more than 21,600 students applied for admission to Case Western Reserve University’s Class of 2018—an increase of 18 percent over the previous year’s record-breaking number. This year, the university hopes to build on that momentum as the Office of Undergraduate Admissions staff worked…

Chris Ash earned a history degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1972. Instead of heading elsewhere to pursue a career like most of her fellow graduates, she stayed. Ash became an administrator in the Department of Geology, embarking on what would become an accomplished 42-year career with…

Colin Worden’s involvement in Class Officer Collective (COC) was the result of a collective movement among his housemates more than three years ago. As a first-year in Storrs House, Worden’s friends pushed him to run for first-year class president. With their help campaigning, he won the election…

A natural sciences and world literature double major. An award-winning student entrepreneur. A nationally renowned figure skater. Meet William Littlefield. Littlefield has long excelled in academics, but it's his interests outside the classroom that might be most impressive. Littlefield began…

This fall, Cassi Pittman returned home to Cleveland—the place that sparked her inquiring mind—to teach as an assistant professor of sociology just miles from the places she first learned about the relationship among race, economics and inequality. A native of East Cleveland, Pittman grew up on a…

As University Program Board (UPB) president, senior Erika Brentar has a hand in planning many of Case Western Reserve University’s events each year. She works to organize students groups, live music and more to provide memorable events for the undergraduate student body. And although she didn’t…

Since it opened in August, the Tinkham Veale University Center already has played host to some impressive names, including rock band OK GO, Inamori Ethics Prize recipient Denis Mukwege and YouTube sensation Laci Green. Still more will visit the new venue in coming weeks. Upcoming visitors include…