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In honor of National School Social Work Week March 6–12, we're highlighting one of our recent school social work alums. Briona Burgos, MSSA '21, is a school social worker at a high school in Hilliard, OH, outside of Columbus. As a school social worker, she meets with students individually and in gro...

CWRU double alumnus to update community on first 100 days' progress Cleveland Mayor Justin M. Bibb will give his first State of the City address April 13 during a free public event at Case Western Reserve’s Maltz Performing Arts Center. A two-time university alumnus, Mayor Bibb will share accompli...

Double alumnus also will address law graduates at their diploma ceremony Justin Bibb, a double alumnus who won a landslide victory last fall to become Cleveland’s 58th mayor, will deliver Case Western Reserve University’s commencement address Sunday, May 15, at the Veale Convocation, Recreation a...

Shelly McNamara (MGT ’91) has been selected for the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business’s (AACSB) 2022 Class of Influential Leaders for her work in diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. McNamara received her Master of Science in Organization Development and Analysis from Ca...

From the stages and classrooms of the newly expanded Maltz Performing Arts Center to collaborations with nearby cultural organizations, Case Western Reserve University is home to incredible opportunities in dance, art, theater and music. Students, faculty and staff at the College of Arts and Science...

Helping Cleveland’s residents and neighborhoods thrive Partnering to propel a neighborhood’s renewal Cleveland’s Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood sits just a mile southwest of Case Western Reserve’s campus, but to Debbie Wilber, it feels like “a world away.” After...

The annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 2022 Conference is taking place this year from Jan. 12–16, 2022 in Washington, D.C. and online. It will feature social work education presentations, an exhibit hall and networking opportunities. Themed Social Work Science for Racial, Social and...

In 1952, Cleveland native James P. Buchwald (CIT ‘54) began working toward his second bachelor’s degree, this one in mechanical engineering at Case Institute of Technology. The degree set him up for a career that would impact his field—and the lives of thousands of Ohioans. Now, his daughter and su...

From the raging opioid epidemic to social justice and gun violence and to the trauma caused by the global pandemic, the expertise and insight of the faculty at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University were at the forefront of the stories...

Alumni and families give back to the Mandel School in gratitude for educational opportunities Five years ago, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences marked its centennial by unveiling an overhaul to its main building. Central to the updates: the welcoming, airy Noble C...