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Retiring after nearly 45 years on the Mandel School faculty and almost 35 leading the Poverty Center, Claudia Coulton’s career has centered on using data to make community change When Claudia Coulton, PhD (GRS ’78, social welfare), delivered a major presentation on the potential impacts of welfare…

The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences celebrated the graduation of its Master of Social Work (MSW), Master of Nonprofit Organizations (MNO), and PhD in Social Welfare students on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The master's degree ceremony took place in-person at the Maltz…

It took almost three years, but this weekend Case Western Reserve University finally had the chance to celebrate fully traditional commencement ceremonies—indoors and all. "This is a happy day," President Eric W. Kaler declared at Sunday morning's convocation, and the crowd showed its agreement…

In 1959 Frank Linsalata followed his older brother to the Case Institute of Technology—and he’s been leading ever since. A highly successful corporate executive who went on to found a thriving private equity firm, Linsalata has spent decades giving back to his alma mater and the Northeast Ohio…

Dr. Claudia J. Coulton, the Lillian F. Harris Professor of Urban Research and Social Change and Distinguished University Professor, will retire on June 30, 2022. Dr. Coulton joined Case Western Reserve University as an assistant professor in 1978 and has since distinguished herself as an important…

This year's Hudson Relays—a 26-mile relay race throughout campus—will take place Saturday, April 23, beginning at 10 a.m. on Case Quad. As in years past, the relay race will feature six teams: one from each undergraduate class, one graduate/professional student team, and one alumni team. Can't…

Dr. Adrianne M. Fletcher, assistant professor and assistant dean of diversity and inclusion, will be taking a leave of absence from Case Western Reserve University to assume a government role with the Supreme Court of Ohio. Effective May 1, she will become the court’s first director of diversity,…

Alumni of the Master of Science in Medical Physiology program at Case Western Reserve University have gone on to professional school programs all across the country, pursuing their dreams of becoming practicing clinicians. From those who are enrolled in medical school, dental school, and other…

Kwame Botchway, MSSA/MNO '19, was recently featured on episode six of Global Cleveland's Landed: Stories of Newcomers podcast, "The Cleveland Optimist." Known as "The Cleveland Optimist," he was born in Ghana and calls Cleveland his "home in the U.S." He has written for the Huffington Post and…

Devon Jones, MSW/MNO '22, is the new student organizer for the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Ohio Chapter. He is leading a project to raise awareness about the issue of unpaid field practicums. NASW Ohio writes: Social work students across the country entering the profession often…