People
November 01, 2019
Editor's note: This article was updated Nov. 11, 2019, with extended information. It happens every morning, but for Jim Young, this time was magic. He was sitting in a 6:30 a.m. meeting at the Health Education
Campus, and as the conversation continued the sun began peeking through its
west-facing…
October 28, 2019
When Jim Chapman became ӰƵ’s head football coach in 1982, the Spartans had not only suffered losing seasons in 10 of the previous 11 years—they also hadn’t managed a single win in the last 22 games. But as the coach of an area high school team that won five conference…
October 25, 2019
Beginning last week, those who purchase tobacco products in Ohio must be 21 years old—bumping the minimum age up from 18. But Cleveland was ahead of the curve, when in 2016, the city enacted a law requiring those who purchase such products to be 21. One of Erika Trapl’s defining career moments was…
October 17, 2019
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…
September 27, 2019
Over the summer, second-year ӰƵ
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…
September 24, 2019
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…
September 23, 2019
Editor's note: This article has been updated with information about the memorial service for Minter. Northeast Ohio is mourning the loss of ӰƵ alumnus Steven A. Minter, whose nearly two decades of leadership of the Cleveland Foundation helped transform the city and set new…
September 20, 2019
Kollins helps children in health crises see themselves as superheroes Lisa Kollins, administrator at the Social Justice Institute at ӰƵ, is helping children experiencing serious illness or with lifelong disabilities see themselves in a new light with The Superhero…
September 13, 2019
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
ӰƵ, where she was recently named the associate…
September 06, 2019
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…