“I begin this journey with great hope and a strong sense of purpose. We are living in a moment when the value of scientific inquiry, humanistic understanding and artistic creativity could not be clearer, and when the task of providing our students with an outstanding education could not be more vital.”—Joy K. Ward, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
“With the support of our alumni and friends, I am confident that we will sustain our traditions of excellence in research and education, help the world recover from this ordeal and move forward as a society that enables all individuals to develop their potential.”
Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics Maddalena Rumor received a prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) to work on a manuscript for a book, currently titled Dreckapotheke in Ancient Mesopotamia and the Graeco-Roman World. Rumor is the only scholar associated with Case Western Reserve University to receive an ACLS award within the past five years.
Shanna Beth McGee (GRS, MNO ’18), CWRU professor of theater and co-founder of the immersive theater company Shadow of the Run, wanted to find a way to help artists in the community financially impacted by COVID-19. She and a team that includes four more alumni presented 48 Zoom performances over 12 days, raising $4,000.
Arthur Evenchik, assistant to the dean for special projects and coordinator of the Emerging Scholars Program, received the Dr. Ralph Horwitz Award from the Cleveland School of Science and Medicine (CSSM).