Appointments
 
 February 21, 2023
   Erin Benay, associate professor of early modern art and director of undergraduate studies and Deepak Sarma, professor of religious studies and professor of bioethics have been named inaugural Distinguished Scholars in the Public Humanities. Provost and Executive Vice President Ben Vinson III made… 
  
 February 10, 2023
   Autumn Beechler Stebing, director of education abroad in ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s Center for International Affairs, was recently selected to serve as chair-elect of the Education Abroad Knowledge Community of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. NAFSA is the world’s largest… 
  
 February 10, 2023
   Nancy Rolock, the Henry L. Zucker Professor in Social Work Practice, and Dexter Voisin, dean of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were elected to the 2023 class of fellows of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR). SSWR fellows are members who have… 
  
 January 13, 2023
   Sandra Russ, Distinguished University Professor Emerita and the Louis D. Beaumont University Professor Emerita of Psychological Sciences, has been named ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµâ€™s newest conciliation counselor. Her role was effective Jan. 1. Russ, a renowned clinical child psychologist,… 
  
 January 13, 2023
   Goutham Rao, the Jack H. Medalie Professor and Chairman of the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ School of Medicine, was selected to serve a four-year team with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force reviews evidence and evaluates… 
  
 January 13, 2023
   Chris Sippel was recently named the director of faculty international engagement in the Center for International Affairs at ÐÓ°ÉÊÓÆµ. In this inaugural role, Sippel connects faculty with potential global partners to encourage and support international collaborations, assists… 
  
 January 12, 2023
   A Columbia University oncologist renowned for his translational research, mentoring and leadership will become director of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center (Case CCC) this spring. Gary Schwartz, chief of the Hematology & Oncology Division at Columbia University Irving Medical Center… 
  
 December 09, 2022
   Steve Fening Steve Fening, a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and managing director of the Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership, has been appointed as an associate vice president for research, with a focus on strategic partnerships. “Steve is proven leader who will… 
  
 December 09, 2022
   Victor Groza, the Grace F. Brody Professor of Parent-Child Studies, was elected a 2023 fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASWSW), a distinguished honorific society of prominent scholars, top researchers and practitioners. He will be inducted formally as an AASWSW… 
  
 November 04, 2022
   Adrianne Fletcher, permanent assistant dean of diversity and inclusion and director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the Supreme Court of Ohio, has been elected one of Crain’s Cleveland Business' Notable Executives in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Fletcher is one of 20 local executives… 
 