Office of the Provost

New Graduate Student North Star Award scholarship program deepens commitment to diversity and inclusion Case Western Reserve University is partnering with nine Minority Serving Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to offer scholarships that cover at least 30% of…

Would you like to have dinner with Michelle Obama in Washington, D.C.? A Case Western Reserve University student will be selected to join a small number of college students for dinner and a conversation with the former first lady. Dinner will be held the evening of Monday, Nov. 8, and students…

Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III has instituted twice-monthly office hours. Case Western Reserve University students are invited to sign up for meetings in 10-minute increments to discuss topics of importance, seek advice or gain clarity on any number of items impacting the…

Case Western Reserve University invites nominations for award of honorary degrees by which the university can recognize persons who exemplify in their work the highest ideals and standards of “excellence in any valued aspect of human endeavor, including the realm of scholarship, public service, and…

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce winners of the 2021 Think Big Leadership Awards. “I am genuinely amazed at the creative, boundary-pushing and community-focused work happening all over our campus, particularly during a year of so much unrest and uncertainty,” said Provost and…

Members of the search committee for the vice provost and university librarian are scheduling a series of listening sessions to seek input from faculty, staff and students. At these sessions, the committee, along with the consultants from Storbeck Search, want to hear directly from members of the…

The Office of the Provost will host the fifth installment of the North Star Seminar Series Friday, May 21, at noon. Featuring Saint Paul, Minnesota, Mayor Melvin Carter and Macalester College President Suzanne Rivera, this discussion will be titled “Strengthening the State of our Union.” In their…

Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III has announced the search committee chairs and members for the new vice provost and university librarian search. Case School of Engineering Dean Ragu Balakrishnan and Associate Provost for Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education and…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community, particularly faculty in STEM-related fields, are invited to attend the next meeting of the STEM Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club. Pathway 4 of the university’s strategic plan, Think Big, seeks to increase recruitment and…

Welcome to our fifth annual Legacy Week! When Legacy Week was established in 2017, the intent was to observe and showcase the history of Case Western Reserve University. I think it’s safe to say that the past year has been one of the most defining in our university’s momentous history. The past…