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Sixteen University of Rochester students, the largest contingent from North America, will work at German research institutes this summer through the highly competitive DAAD RISE scholarship program.

Sixeen University of Rochester students, the largest contingent from North America, will work at German research institutes this summer.
topics: awards, DAAD-RISE Scholarships, global engagement,
group portrait of award winners in front of a sign that reads 2ND ANNUAL GWENNIES

The Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections honored student, faculty, and alumni partners who exemplify the Greene Center’s values—respect, collaboration, diversity and inclusion, betterment, and purpose.

The Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections honored student, faculty, and alumni partners who exemplify the Greene Center’s values.
topics: awards, Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,
looking at the Constitution with the words WE THE PEOPLE through a magnifying glass

“One of the greatest threats to democracy is the idea that it is unassailable.” That’s the tagline of Bright Line Watch, which neatly sums up the group’s motivation. Made up of four political scientists including University of Rochester professor Gretchen Helmke, the non-partisan initiative has set out to monitor democratic institutions in the United States and potential threats to those practices.

University of Rochester professor Gretchen Helmke and the non-partisan Bright Line Watch have set out to monitor democratic institutions in the United States.
topics: Department of Political Science, Gretchen Helmke, School of Arts and Sciences,
Ana Navarro

The University’s annual Diversity Conference kicks off a day of discussion with a keynote address from CNN political analyst Ana Navarro.

The University's annual Diversity Conference kicks off a day of discussion with a keynote address from CNN political analyst Ana Navarro.
topics: diversity, Diversity Conference,
Jacqueline Tran, John Cole, and Joy Nicoloas

John Cole ’19 will study Mandarin Chinese in Xi’an, China; Joy Nicholas ’19 will study Swahili in Arusha, Tanzania; and Jacqueline Tran ’18 will study Arabic in Amman, Jordan as part of the US State Department’s scholarship program.

Three Rochester students have been offered US Department of State Critical Language Scholarships to take part in language and cultural immersion programs this summer.
topics: awards, Critical Language Scholarships, scholarships,
two people, a man and a woman, working on laptops

The Susan B. Anthony Center’s Equal Pay Day panelists will discuss issues of gender pay inequity on the date that marks how long women have to work into the new year to earn the same as men did in the previous year.

Susan B. Anthony Center discusses issues of gender pay inequity on the date that marks how long women have to work into the new year to earn the same as men did in the previous year.
topics: diversity, events, Susan B. Anthony Center,
group of students dancing in a classroom

How can high school students inspire political and social change with the instuments of dance, theater, and visual art? University of Rochester students in the Program of Dance and Movement are working with local high schools to answer that question.

University of Rochester students in the Program of Dance and Movement are working with local high schools to inspire political and social change.
topics: community, Program of Dance and Movement, School of Arts and Sciences,
DeEtta Jones and James Offord

President Richard Feldman recently announced that he has engaged the support of the consulting firm DeEtta Jones and Associates to help guide key elements of the University’s equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.

The University has engaged the support of the consulting firm DeEtta Jones and Associates to help guide key elements of the its equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts.
topics: diversity,
engraved medal featuring the face of Frederick Douglass

Kenneth B. Morris Jr. spoke to a University gathering Thursday about his goal of creating helping to end human trafficking, and was presented with the University’s Frederick Douglass Medal.

Kenneth B. Morris Jr. spoke to a University gathering Thursday about his goal of creating helping to end human trafficking, and was presented with the University's Frederick Douglass Medal.
topics: Frederick Douglass Institute and Department of Black Studies, Frederick Douglass Medal, Humanities Center,