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The Siegal Lifelong Learning Program recently announced that Dafna Ben-Yosef has been chosen as the new director of Jewish Lifelong Learning. Dafna Ben-Yosef Ben-Yosef earned her master’s degree in bioethics from The Ohio State University and her PhD in medical sciences from The Technion…

The Cleveland Leadership Center announced its Leadership Cleveland Class of 2025, which includes CWRU Provost and Executive Vice President Joy K. Ward. Leadership Cleveland is a 10-month program that engages participants in a deeper understanding of the community and encourages them to explore how…

From the time he graduated with his PhD from ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ in 2004, Rohan Akolkar knew he wanted to impact the world through his research. He spent eight years in industrial research and development at Intel Corporation before returning to the university to teach and pursue research in his…

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Joy K. Ward announced today that Peter Whiting, interim vice president for student affairs, will become interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1. His appointment follows last week’s announcement that the…

Molly Watkins is known for being thoughtful, compassionate and inclusive—both as a supervisor and in her efforts supporting internationalization at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ. And now, she’ll bring those qualities to a new role: dean of the Undergraduate Advising Support office, effective July…

The American Statistical Association (ASA) bestowed its prestigious distinction of Fellow on Douglas D. Gunzler, professor of the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the School of Medicine, for his professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of…

Earlier this spring, Kenneth Chance, dean of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ School of Dental Medicine, was appointed by American Dental Association (ADA) President Linda J. Edgar to serve on the National Task Force on Lowering Dental School Tuition. The ADA Board of Trustees formed the task force…

Daniel J. Flannery, the Dr. Semi J. and Ruth Begun professor and director of the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education, has been elected a 2024 Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars,…

Laura Voith Laura Voith, associate professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, was nominated and selected to be in the Diversity Scholars Network run by the National Center for Institutional Diversity at University of Michigan. The Diversity Scholars…

Claire Dorsett is coming home. Dorsett, who grew up in Chardon and explored the campus of ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ as a high school student during summer learning programs, is returning to Northeast Ohio to lead Sears think[box]. Dorsett brings with her a wealth of experience in…