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As Case Western Reserve’s bicentennial approaches, the university community reflects on nearly 200 years of innovation and ingenuity. This Women’s History Month, the Alumni Association is proud to recognize just a few of the alumnae and friends who have paved the way as the “first” in their fields…

Clinical psychologist Linda Sharpe-Taylor, PhD (WRC ’78) received the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Leadership Award at the November 2024 African American Alumni Association (AAAA) Awards Celebration. Sharpe-Taylor has postdoctoral training in family therapy and systemic approaches to community…

cleveland.com: Richard L. Jones (SAS '75; GRS '81, social welfare), Mandel School Visiting Committee member and social work pioneer, wrote an op-ed on the importance of social workers. Social workers are on the front lines, helping communities navigate the real-life impact of shifting policies…

Donté Gibbs (CWR ’10, SAS ’12) has made it his mission to make his environment better. Whether he’s spreading holiday cheer across Cleveland, helping young men make impacts in the Northeast Ohio area or engaging with diverse audiences to preserve green spaces, he knows “there’s an importance in the…

At only 27 years old, George Bukenya (GRS ’23, medical physiology) has made impacts in brain tumor research at Cleveland Clinic, led community development efforts at ����APP and dedicated himself to mentoring younger students in the Cleveland area. At the November 2024…

It’s easy to take the sense of touch or the ability to move for granted, but when a brain injury suddenly robs someone of the connection that comes with holding a loved one’s hand or the ability to simply grasp a cup of coffee, the absence of what is often so basic can be devastating. Abidemi…

Finding love at CWRU: Meet some of our Spartan Sweethearts

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Problem solving, vision and collaboration are the basis for any successful athlete. That skill set is equally important for entrepreneurs hoping to take an idea to the next level. Before she made a name for herself as an entrepreneur, ����APP soccer standout Sandra Oh Lin…

When David Johnson (WRC ‘73) proposed a scholarship for someone who possesses a “visceral” sense of social justice, he had the legacy of John Sykes Fayette in mind. Fayette was the first Black graduate of Western Reserve College—one of ����APP’s predecessor institutions,…