Eric Kaler

A debate continues to simmer on Case Western Reserve University’s campus after a resolution was passed by the undergraduate student government Wednesday calling on the university to divest from companies and organizations that provide support to Israel's military, industry and prisons. The resolutions says that the nation is engaging in apartheid and human rights abuses against Palestine.

Eric Kaler has been named the new president of Case Western Reserve University. Kaler, who has worked as a chemical engineer and is the former president of the University of Minnesota, will assume his leadership role on July 1, 2021, the CWRU Board of Trustees announce Thursday.