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How valuable is a Case Western Reserve University education? Recent grads say the in-class and hands-on learning, alumni network and more combine to help them find post-graduation success. At commencement last month, we talked to some members of the Class of 2017 as they prepared to take their degr...

Iconic civil rights lawyer and university alumnus Fred Gray began his Commencement address by congratulating the Class of 2017. But he didn’t give graduates long to celebrate. “The hard work begins today,” Gray told more than 5,000 guests gathered in Case Western Reserve’s Veale Convocation, Recre...

As a reminder, the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon takes place on commencement day. Visitors attending Case Western Reserve University’s commencement ceremonies should expect detours and delays throughout downtown Cleveland, including street closures which may impact routes to Case Western Reserve Univ...

A philanthropic organization that emerged from one of Northeast Ohio’s most beloved hospitals is this year’s recipient of the President’s Award for Visionary Achievement—along with its longtime leader. Through grant-making that advances the health and well-being of the greater Cleveland community,...

Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the lifetime achievements of a pioneer in health information and an acclaimed cardiovascular and genetics researcher, and award undergraduate and advance degrees to about 2,100 students during 2017 commencement Sunday, May 21. Health-information innova...

For those interested in watching commencement from the comfort of home, the ceremonies taking place in the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center, Maltz Performing Arts Center and Severance Hall will be streamed live on commencement day, Sunday, May 21. The webcast is available online at...

“Long before the audacity of hope, my father taught me the audacity of trying.” Jackson Wright clearly absorbed the message. Wright, emeritus professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, is a global authority on evaluating and managing hypertension, particularly in ...

Commencement information and real-time updates are available at your fingertips with the new CWRU Commencement App. Use it for navigating around campus, getting details about ceremony sites and viewing locations, accessing the local weather forecast, locating restaurants near campus and more. To ge...

Commencement day at Case Western Reserve University includes the university-wide convocation, followed by eight separate diploma ceremonies. Only four ceremonies require tickets: University Convocation, Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony, Weatherhead School of Management Diploma Ceremony and School of L...

The Commencement Office is looking for dependable Case Western Reserve University employees and students to help make commencement 2017 a special and memorable day for our graduates and their families. Please consider volunteering with the Commencement Office Sunday, May 21. Employees interested in...