Celebrating First-Generation Student Success at the University of Rochester
November 8, 2023
Doing anything for the first time can be scary, but it can be especially anxiety producing when you are the first in your family to do it. For all first-year college students, the college experience is a new one, but for first-generation college students, the college experience can hold a lot more weight. “To me, being first-gen means having to support myself and jumping through hoops others don’t have to,” says University of Rochester (UR) junior and McNair Scholar Dariel Guerra.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Rochester Celebrates First-Generation College Students During ‘First-Gen Week’
October 31, 2023
This November, colleges and universities across the country, including the University of Rochester (UR), will recognize First-Generation College Celebration (FGCC) day. Launched in 2017 by the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-Generation Student Success, FGCC day is an opportunity to share and celebrate first-gen experiences and achievements nationally. The day is intentionally celebrated on November 8, to commemorate the passage of the Higher Education Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965. COE and the Center for First Generation Student Success hope institutions and organizations use the date to highlight and recognize first-gen students, while also encouraging communities to gain a better understanding of the systemic barriers plaguing higher education, according to their websites. UR will not only celebrate students on November 8 but will host a series of events for First-Gen Week: November 6-10.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Rochester Alumnus Presented James S. Armstrong Alumni Service Award During Meliora Weekend
October 8, 2023
University of Rochester alumnus Dr. Mark Frohman has been presented the James S. Armstrong Alumni Service Award. Dr. Frohman graduated from the University of Rochester in 1966 and was presented the award on October 8, 2023, during Meliora Weekend at the University of Rochester.
Continue ReadingPartnerships, New and Old, Fostered Through Summer Programs at The University of Rochester
September 27, 2023
Opportunities for research at the University of Rochester (UR) continue to get ‘Ever Better’ – that was particularly true this past summer when a new partnership between the University, North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, brought four students to campus to engage in summer research. Those four students joined dozens of other students on campus doing research in different summer programs, including the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program.
Continue ReadingSummer Research Students Participate in David T. Kearns Center Summer Research Symposium
July 31, 2023
The annual David T. Kearns Center Summer Research Symposium was held last week, and for University of Rochester student and McNair scholar Lalita Dahal, that meant an opportunity to showcase the research she has been working on all summer.
Continue ReadingUniversity of Rochester Alum Named Director of the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity
June 27, 2023
Promising and inspiring. Those are the words that Director Miguel Baique uses to describe the future of the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity in Arts, Sciences & Engineering (AS&E) at the University of Rochester.
Continue ReadingPlease welcome our new director Miguel Baique!
March 13, 2023
Miguel Baique '21W (EdD) has been named the director of the David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity effective March 13. He will manage the day-to-day operations of the center, supervise all staff, and focus on strengthening the center’s support of first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students. Beth Olivares continues in her role as executive and founding director of the center; together Miguel and Beth will develop a strategic vision for the center’s next decades.
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