Fall Convocation is the formal celebration that opens each new academic year at Case Western Reserve University. The event includes recognition of our newest Distinguished University Professors and a keynote address from the Elaine G. Hadden Distinguished Visiting Author, Paige Williams, author of the university's 2019 common reading book.
Convocation is followed by a complimentary reception and book signing.
The event is free and open to all. Online registration requested. Paige Williams is staff writer at The New Yorker. Her first book, The Dinosaur Artist, has been chosen as Case Western Reserve University’s 2019 common reading book. Incoming students will receive a copy this summer and will participate in related programming during their inaugural semester at the university. Each year since 2002, the university’s common reading book has served as a basis for programs and discussions for first-year students.
