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“There’s a lot of evidence that in the last eight years or so the Fed has lost control,” says Narayana Kocherlakota, the Lionel W. McKenzie Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester.

“There’s a lot of evidence that in the last eight years or so the Fed has lost control,” says economics professor Narayana Kocherlakota.

topics: Department of Economics, featured-post-side, Narayana Kocherlakota, School of Arts and Sciences,
historical image of a Native American mother holding a child in a papoose

In her book, historian Brianna Theobald traces the long history of efforts by federal and local authorities to manage the reproductive lives of Native families, and the widespread activism that arose as a result.

In her new book, Brianna Theobold explores the long history of efforts by federal and local authorities to manage the reproductive lives of Native families.

topics: Department of History, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
University News
October 22, 2019

Search for Simon dean under way

A University committee has been appointed to begin a national search for the next dean of the Simon Business School.

topics: announcements,
rainbow over Rush Rhees Library
In Photos
October 22, 2019

Sunset rainbow

A rainbow appears over Eastman Quadrangle and Rush Rhees Library after an October rainstorm, and was widely photographed across campus and the city. (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)

topics: River Campus Libraries,
Meredith Monk and four other performers clad in white are seated with their backs to each other while holding hands.

Meredith Monk, the unique and influential American artist, will be at the University of Rochester for a multi-day artist residency titled “Dancing Voice/Singing Body.”

Artist Meredith Monk will be in residence at the University of Rochester for a multi-day residency titled “Dancing Voice/Singing Body.”

topics: Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Institute for the Performing Arts, School of Arts and Sciences,
Triptych of Katherine Schaefer, Ryan Prendergast, and Matthew BaileyShea.

Three University educators are being recognized as the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Matthew BaileyShea, Ryan Prendergast, and Katherine Schaefer.

Get to know the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Matthew BaileyShea, Ryan Prendergast, and Katherine Schaefer.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
Ryan Prendergast leafs through a manuscript while two students look on.

“We should give students the input and tools to be able to produce knowledge on their own,” says Ryan Prendergast, an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Associate Professor of Spanish Ryan Prendergast is one of the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

topics: awards, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
Katherine Schaefer teaches a writing class.

“It’s amazing what I learn just from reading my students’ papers,” says Katherine Schaefer, an associate professor of instruction in the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program.

Associate Professor of Instruction Katherine Schaefer is one of the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
Matthew BaileyShea teaches his Theory I class.

“Teaching students how to teach music theory is especially fun,” says Matthew BaileyShea, an associate professor at the University’s Eastman School of Music and in the College’s Department of Music.

Associate Professor of Music Matthew BaileyShea is one of the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Eastman School of Music, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ambulances parked in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

Conservatives have scared Americans into supporting higher health care costs, while shying away from expanding access, writes associate professor of history Michal Raz in a Washington Post op-ed.

Such threats deter people from supporting policies that would expand access to health care or control costs, writes Michal Raz in a Washington Post op-ed.

topics: Department of History, Mical Raz, School of Arts and Sciences,