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Members of the university community are invited to nominate individuals for honorary degrees, which will be awarded during spring commencement. Honorary degrees from Case Western Reserve University recognize individuals who exemplify the highest ideals and standards of excellence in their work and ...

On Sunday, Brittany Rohner was supposed to be on campus with her fellow graduate students as they celebrated the successful completion of their degrees. Instead, she was in Akron City Hospital, celebrating her graduation with the hospital’s nursing staff, her husband, family and most importantly, he...

The man who built a small insurance operation into a national industry standard-setter accepted an honorary degree Sunday from Case Western Reserve University—the alma mater of his mother, father, sister, son, ex-wife, aunt and uncle. “Today,” Progressive Chairman Peter B. Lewis said as part of his...

On a rainy April afternoon, a hopeful member of Case Western Reserve’s Class of 2013 climbed the dozen steps to the door of Clapp Hall, home of the university’s chemistry department. He was there for the final hurdle of his undergraduate career: the senior capstone presentation. The assignment, des...

On June 19, 1891, Western Reserve University’s College for Women held its first commencement. That year, just one student, Mary Louise French, graduated. Though a few of you knew the correct answer, many didn’t ace the final exam, with answers ranging anywhere from 1 (correct) to 91. This year, wh...

The Cleveland Marathon takes place on commencement day. The race route passes through University Circle and into downtown Cleveland. Visitors attending Case Western Reserve University’s commencement ceremonies should expect road closures and delays in the University Circle area and surrounding commu...

The Alumni Association of Case Western Reserve University invites all graduating students to attend Tempus Transitus on Friday, May 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Amasa Stone Chapel. This rite of passage formally welcomes graduates into The Alumni Association and congratulates them on their accomplishment...

The President’s Advisory Council on Minorities and The Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity will host a reception for all graduating underrepresented minority students. The reception will include a ceremony and gift presentation for all graduating undergraduate, graduate and professi...

Op art pioneer Julian Stanczak and international law expert Christine Van Den Wyngaert will receive honorary degrees next month during Case Western Reserve’s commencement ceremonies. The two join business leader and philanthropist Peter B. Lewis and renowned architect Frank O. Gehry—announced Monda...

“Most important architect of our age” recognized on 10th anniversary of the building’s opening A decade after the Peter B. Lewis Building opened at Case Western Reserve, internationally renowned architect Frank O. Gehry will receive an honorary degree at the university’s 2013 commencement ceremony M...