Office of the Provost

Now in its third year, the Case Western Reserve University Faculty Journal Club aims to increase diversity and inclusion among the university’s faculty. In years past, the Journal Club focused on reviewing readings to increase the recruitment and retention of historically disenfranchised…

The Office of the Provost is undertaking a speaker series that will engage a panel of experts in Critical Conversations. These monthly, cross-disciplinary conversations will cover important—and often controversial—topics from politics to gun violence, to climate change and more. The conversations…

The Case Western Reserve University Climate Action Network is excited to announce the second annual Climate Action Week. Events kick off with the Farm Harvest Festival Saturday, Sept. 24, and will run through Sept. 30. With programming focused on both local and global levels, Climate Action Week…

In our polarized society, the ability to hold respectful and civil discourse with individuals of diverse backgrounds is a lost art. However, the need for such discourse within higher education is imperative in the learning environment. Students and postdocs are invited to a community dialogue…

We’re not just “STEM” anymore! Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to lead the expanded Faculty Recruitment and Retention Journal Club. In years past, the Journal Club had focused on reviewing readings to increase the recruitment and retention of historically…

Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III has instituted 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…

All staff of university general (UGEN) units are invited to join President Eric Kaler and Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 4 to 5 p.m., for a university update. Due to the large audience size, hosts will be unable to take live questions, but attendees…

Case Western Reserve University invites nominations for the 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,…

The Office of the Provost has announced a new initiative that seeks to increase diversity in academia by exposing Case Western Reserve University students with STEM aspirations to role models who share their racial, ethnic and/or gender identity. The Departmental Diversity Seminar Series provides…

The Office of the Provost and the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs would like to make the campus community aware of a new listing of sabbatical and temporary housing options. This list of rental properties is a courtesy service created to assist academic appointees with temporary housing…