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January 18, 2017 | 03:06 pm

Students, civil rights leader to be honored at Susan B. Anthony Legacy brunch

Save the date for this year’s ceremony, Saturday, February 4. Eight undergraduates will be saluted for their contributions to the University and local community, and this year’s Frederick Douglass Medal will also be presented to community leader Connie Mitchell.

topics: awards, Frederick Douglass Medal, Susan B. Anthony Center, Susan B. Anthony Legacy Dinner,
University News
January 17, 2017 | 04:48 pm

Community, civil rights leader to be awarded Frederick Douglass Medal

Constance (Connie) Mitchell, one of Rochester history’s most influential social, civic, political and industrial activists, is being recognized for outstanding civic engagement at this year’s Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards Celebration brunch on Feb. 4.

topics: announcements, awards, Frederick Douglass Medal, Susan B. Anthony Center, Susan B. Anthony Legacy Awards Celebration,
In Photos
April 8, 2016 | 01:54 pm

‘That means you have more to do’

In his acceptance speech while receiving the University’s Frederick Douglass Medal at the annual Diversity Conference, professor emeritus Frederick Jefferson admitted that he was unsure whether he had done enough to deserve such an honor. “I realized that the significance of this event was not the recognition of what I had done, but it was more about the thousands of respectful, caring, and hopeful human touchpoints with hundreds of people that have imbued me with the wisdom and grace to contribute to the common good of our society.” (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: Diversity Conference, Frederick Douglass Medal, Frederick Jefferson,
University News
January 29, 2013 | 09:35 pm

Anthropologist Awarded Frederick Douglass Medal

Yolanda T. Moses is a leading scholar on the origins of social inequality, former president of the City College of New York, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the traveling exhibition “RACE: Are We So Different?”

topics: Frederick Douglass Medal, Yolanda T. Moses,