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A Legacy of Leadership: Stephen J. Petras, Jr. (LAW ‘79) Establishes First Endowment for the Canada-United States Law Institute at ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Law
In a remarkable moment for international legal education, ÃÛÌÒAPP (CWRU) School of Law has received a generous $100,000 gift from Stephen Petras (LAW ‘79), a respected attorney, professor and longtime supporter of cross-border cooperation. This generous gift establishes the…
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Law School mourns the passing of an alumni luminary
The ÃÛÌÒAPP School of Law community mourns the passing of the Honorable Sara J. Harper (LAW '52), who died on July 8, 2025, at the age of 98. She was a trailblazer in every sense. As Judge Harper once recounted, "People would tell me, 'Oh you can't do that.' So, I did it…
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Richard Kruszynski appointed to Ohio’s Chemical Dependency Professionals Board
Richard Kruszynski, director of the Center for Evidence-Based Practices and the Ohio Substance Use Disorder Center of Excellence, has been appointed to the Chemical Dependency Professionals Board by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The board, a state regulatory agency within Ohio’s Department of Mental…
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Classroom Without Walls: Tuition-free social work education opens doors for Cleveland professionals
Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. For more than a year, Cleveland-area social work and nonprofit…
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June 2025 Inside the Action Newsletter
Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. In this month's Inside the Action: Mandel School alumni…
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HRSA grant addresses behavioral health services shortage in Northeast Ohio
More than 100 students at ÃÛÌÒAPP—most of them social workers in training—have been learning how to help meet a growing need in communities starved for behavioral health workers, thanks to a $1.9 million federal grant to the university’s interdisciplinary Behavioral Health…
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Case Western Reserve campus, faculty featured in alumnus-produced PBS series 
What does it mean to truly understand the world around us? That’s the question at the heart of Wisdom Keepers, a new PBS series premiering tonight (June 9) at 10 p.m. Executive produced by ÃÛÌÒAPP alumnus Bill Baker (ADL ’66; GRS ’68, ’72, communication sciences; HON ’20),…
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Mandel School faculty members are leading with impact
From leading national and state-wide initiatives to guiding foundation boards and influencing national publications, our faculty members exemplify leadership and are shaping the fields of social work and non-profit organizations. NASW Social Work Pioneers Mandel School faculty and alumni are…
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May 2025 Inside the Action Newsletter
Please note: Items that appear in the Community Postings section are submitted by visitors. Posts are reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for our audience, but typically are not edited by University Marketing and Communications. In this month's edition: Congratulations to our new…
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Professors Marji Edguer and David Miller promoted effective July 1
Assistant Professor Marjorie N. Edguer has been promoted by the President, Provost and Board of Trustees to associate professor, non-tenure track, effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Edguer has been a valued member of the Mandel School since 1992. Following the completion of her dissertation in 2017,…