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2020 Goergen award winners

Annual Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognize faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

University of Rochester professors and faculty members are recognized for undergraduate teaching excellence.
topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemistry, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Rudi Fasan, School of Arts and Sciences, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies, tanya bakhmetyeva,
series of images from Topolski exhibition

Where traces of a once vibrant artistic residency program still stand, University art professor Allen Topolski and his artist daughter, Aster, seek to understand the present through what came before.

University of Rochester art professor Allen Topolski and his artist daughter, Aster, mount a site-specific exhibition at Buffalo's Artpark.
topics: Department of Art and Art History,
members of the Detroit Lions kneel before a game

“[T]he National Football League’s newfound appreciation for its players’ civil rights gestures is likely to be tested by the election season and by fans’ spending power,” says political scientist Bethany Lacina.

University of Rochester political scientist says NFL will be challenged to balance appreciation for civil rights with fans’ spending power.
topics: Bethany Lacina, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of US in color splash

Political scientists explore how the November election will be viewed if there’s a split between the popular vote and the Electoral College count.

Scholars from the University of Rochester analyze the effects of a split between the popular vote and the Electoral College outcome.
topics: Bright Line Watch, Department of Political Science, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
illustration of Statue of Liberty with mask

Latest Bright Line Watch analysis finds erosion “across the board” on measures of democratic principles and how well the US is abiding by them.

Latest Bright Line Watch analysis finds erosion on measures of democratic principles and how well the US is abiding by them.
topics: Bright Line Watch, Department of Political Science, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
image of mail-ballot and 'I Voted' sticker

While voting by mail would allow tens of millions of people to participate safely in this fall’s election, it carries its own risk to the integrity of the voting, say the authors of a forthcoming book on secret balloting.

University of Rochester and SUNY Brockport political scientists say the convenience of mail-in voting can affect ballot secrecy.
topics: Department of Political Science,
University News
September 9, 2020

Col Raimond named first AS&E staff ombudsperson

In the newly created position, Raimond focuses on providing impartial, confidential assistance to Arts, Sciences & Engineering staff in resolving University-related issues or concerns.

Raimond focuses on providing impartial, confidential assistance to University of Rochester AS&E staff in resolving University-related concerns.
topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering,

The University will significantly expand the support services offered to low-income, first-generation college students as a result of a major federal grant administered by the Kearns Center.

The University of Rochester significantly expands the support services offered to its low-income, first-generation students.
topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, David T. Kearns Center for Leadership and Diversity,
logo for insight into diversity higher education excellence in diversity award

National award honors the University’s efforts to weave diversity and inclusion “into the work being done every day” across campus.

The University of Rochester has received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

The University of Rochester has received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity.
topics: diversity, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Sarah Mangelsdorf,
portrait of Jeffrey McCune

He will bring together people from across academic disciplines to collaborate in the study of the African diaspora and offer programming that promotes African and African American studies at the University.

Among his top priorities will be to revitalize academic and programmatic services and expand the institute's scope.
topics: appointments, Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, School of Arts and Sciences,