University of Rochester

MSNBC Town Hall: "How to Get America Working Again"

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    The University of Rochester was selected as the location for the first in this series of town halls.
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    A crowd filled the river level of the Interfaith Chapel for the one-hour town hall.
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    The tour focuses on four major themes: The Spirit Of America, Innovation, The Building Of Our Nation, and The Future Of America’s New Generations.
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    Students lined up to ask questions of the panelists. Members of the Yellowjackets, who provided the pre-town hall entertainment, had some questions of their own.
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    Rohan Krishnamurthy asked about innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities in the arts and humanities. An Eastman doctoral student, Rohan is an entrepreneur and has invented a new drumhead tensioning system. 
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    Admissions Counselor Justine Rumbel stressed the need to encourage international students to stay in America.
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    The panelists enjoy some light-hearted banter on stage.
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    A scientist and inventor, Duncan Moore pointed out that international students who are trained in engineering and the sciences at Rochester have “generated a huge amount of intellectual capital” for America.

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Dylan Ratigan, journalist and anchor of the daily Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC, visits the University to participate with students, faculty, and staff in the first "town hall" of a cross-country road show Dec. 15, about solutions to the challenges facing America.

Ratigan was joined by a panel including Nucor Corp. CEO Dan DiMicco, vice provost for entrepreneurship Duncan Moore, Reuters global editor Chrystia Freeland, and filmmaker Andrew Jenks (left to right).