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Inspired by their mother’s generosity of spirit, Mort Mandel (CWR ’13) and his brothers created the foundation that bears their name in 1953—even though their fledgling auto parts business was just beginning to find its way. Its mission, later codified in writing: “to invest in people with the val...

Over the summer, second-year �Ӱ���Ƶ School of Law student George Kamanda returned to his native Sierra Leone for the first time in nearly eight years. He came to the United States in March 2012 to join his mother and pursue higher education. But his passion for his country ...

Elaine “Lainie” Hadden was one of those rare souls who lifted spirits simply by entering a room. Part of the effect was the joy she brought to nearly every occasion, a palpable sense of excitement shown in her signature wide smile. More than contagious, it was irresistible—so much so that people fl...

Editor's note: This article has been updated with information about the memorial service for Minter. Northeast Ohio is mourning the loss of �Ӱ���Ƶ alumnus Steven A. Minter, whose nearly two decades of leadership of the Cleveland Foundation helped transform the city and set new standar...

Kollins helps children in health crises see themselves as superheroes Lisa Kollins, administrator at the Social Justice Institute at �Ӱ���Ƶ, is helping children experiencing serious illness or with lifelong disabilities see themselves in a new light with The Superhero Proje...

Anne Cunningham encourages everyone to have a passport. “The best education you will ever have in your life is to just get outside of your own comfort zone,” she said. And Cunningham would know; she does it often in her role at �Ӱ���Ƶ, where she was recently named the associate dean...

For two weeks last spring, Quentin Sims flew back and forth between Albany and Cleveland, alternating between taking exams as he completed his first year of law school and playing in Arena Football League games with the Albany Empire. Last month, the team secured the Arena Football League champion...

Chrystal Russell didn’t have a role in recruiting the first-year students who are beginning their �Ӱ���Ƶ careers this week. But next year will be a different story, and she’s already looking forward to it. In May, Russell started as the new director of undergraduate admissi...

After finance stints in New York City, London and San Francisco, Todd Schwarzinger has come back to Copley, Ohio. The draw, he likes to say, is dog food. After a few years of San Francisco’s sky-high cost of living, he and his wife, Stephanie, had been considering a move; the one hurdle was that h...

When Jaime Bouvier decided to try aerial circus acts nine years ago, she wasn’t particularly good at it. In fact, she said it was a place for her to be bad at something she enjoyed doing. And, she noted, it helped give her a new perspective into her law students. She had only recently stepped aw...