Medals and teaching awards will honor outstanding achievement at 2019 Commencement
The University of Rochester will recognize the outstanding contributions of distinguished alumni, educators, and scientists by bestowing the Eastman Medal, Hutchison Medal, and awards for scholarship and teaching.
Faculty Fulbrighters reflect on international experiences
From India to Tatarstan, from art to anthropology, meet half a dozen Rochester faculty as they share their experiences as Fulbright Scholars all across the globe.
April activities to focus on sexual assault awareness, prevention
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and the University’s Title IX Office is hosting a number of events to inform the community of the resources available.
University earns Advanced designation for sexual misconduct prevention programs
The Campus Prevention Network (CPN) recently ranked the University’s sexual assault prevention efforts in the “Advanced” category for its programming, critical processes, and institutionalization.
University General Counsel Gail Norris to retire
Gail Norris, who has served as vice president and general counsel for the University since 2012 and senior counsel since 2005, has announced she plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2018-19 academic year.
Nobel Prize recipient, alumna Donna Strickland to deliver 2019 College Commencement Address
Donna Strickland ’89 (PhD), pioneer in the field of pulsed lasers and a 2018 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics, will deliver the 169th College commencement address on Sunday, May 19.
University announces tuition rates, financial aid for 2019-20
Tuition for University of Rochester undergraduates in the College in academic year 2019-20 will be $55,040, with financial aid rising 6.5% percent over the current year to $146 million. The…
Everything you need to know about the upcoming climate survey
The University will soon ask all students to participate in a climate survey on sexual assault and misconduct, in partnership with the Association of American Universities.
University earns silver ‘Bicycle Friendly’ award
The University has earned its first ever silver award as a bicycle friendly campus from the League of American Bicyclists. Awardees scored high on “Five E’s”—engineering, education, encouragement, enforcement and evaluation.
Wisconsin Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf named University of Rochester president
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf, an experienced academic leader recognized for her work on issues of academic quality, educational access, and diversity and inclusion at some of the nation’s leading public and private institutions, has been named president of the University of Rochester.