When
Brian Gran began his career in academia nearly 20 years ago, “collaboration”
wasn’t as common a term or practice as it is today.
But
his areas of exper...
Having never led a classroom before, Maggie Vinter moved to Japan in her early 20s to become a teacher of English as a second language to middle schoolers.
...
Elina Gertsman knows what it’s like to feel lost as a graduate student.
With a seemingly disinterested doctoral adviser and no mentoring program avai...
Brian Cobb recalled the transforming effects
of his first mentor.
“When I was a sophomore at the University of
Oklahoma (OU), I took a class in organic che...
Members of the Case Western Reserve University community can nominate outstanding faculty members for the prestigious John S. Diekhoff Awards for Graduate Teach...
School of Graduate Studies students can be part of Case Western Reserve University’s 40-year tradition of recognizing graduate faculty for their exemplary contr...
Eileen Anderson-Fye focuses on students’ work—and the rest of their lives
Eileen Anderson-Fye offers an unusual line when asked about mentoring.
“Students,”...
Medicine's Paul Tesar receives Diekhoff Award for Mentoring after being a CWRU mentee years ago
While earning an undergraduate degree in biology at Case Wester...
Nursing's Christopher Burant receives Diekhoff graduate teaching award
Associate Professor Christopher Burant said he is “standing on the shoulders of giants” ...
What makes a great teacher depends on whom you ask. But most would probably agree on a combination of superb people skills, a passion for the profession and a r...
