Alumni + Friends

Commitment from Don and Marianne Richards supports arena’s Spartan Gallery common area

Gift from Bob Rapp will establish distinguished lecturer position in the School of Law

Double alumnus Mike Fisher delivers commencement remarks to Weatherhead School Class of 2026

Cleveland—"The Land"—set the stage as more than 150 alumni and friends gathered together for the fourth annual Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Destination Weekend, a milestone bicentennial celebration highlighting CWRU’s enduring impact on the city. Led by President Eric W. Kaler and Mrs.…

Photo above: Angela Russo-Otstot, courtesy of AGBOAngela Russo-Otstot was a few semesters into teaching an upper-level elective course on screenwriting at Case Western Reserve University in 2016 when she and her husband chose to make their hiatus from Hollywood permanent. After the intense pace as…

A Cleveland native brought her CWRU education—and personal experience—to a transformative community organization for children

As Anthony and Joe Russo walk the set of Avengers: Doomsday, history looms large.There are, of course, the visual reminders that the brothers are shooting this film on the hallowed grounds of Pinewood Studios outside London: The 007 Stage, the birthplace of the iconic James Bond series, is steps…

When Julie Stufft (CWR ’98) was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan in December, six nurses bursting with pride joined the festivities in Washington, D.C.To understand why, we must travel back to Case Western Reserve University in 1993 when Stufft—then Julie Leach—met her…

College reunions are typically spent looking backwards, reminiscing about the good ol’ days. But sometimes they impact the future.Thanks to an idea first formed at the 50th anniversary celebration of The Observer, Case Western Reserve University's student-run newspaper, and a $100,000 commitment…

How two Weatherhead degrees changed one alumnus’s life, leadership and sense of purpose.