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Frederick Jefferson, professor emeritus at the Warner School of Education, has had a long and distinguished record of leadership at Rochester, pioneering and championing programs that have made the University and…

David Peterson
Society & Culture
April 7, 2016

Q&A: The man who invented Dothraki

Linguist David Peterson, best known for creating the Dothraki and Valyrian languages for the HBO series Game of Thrones, will discuss the craft of creating new languages at a talk April 13.

topics: Department of Linguistics, events, humanities, languages, School of Arts and Sciences,

Bertolt Brecht’s antiwar drama Mother Courage and Her Children begins its run on Thursday, April 7, featuring the International Theatre Program’s first ever commissioned score.

topics: Department of English, humanities, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,
handwritten poetry

Throughout National Poetry Month, faculty and students will share their favorite poems as well as the poetic richness that can be found across the University, including this handwritten manuscript of Hyam Plutzik’s poem, “Bomber Base” from Rare Books and Special Collections.

topics: Department of English, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Memorial Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences,
Peter Christensen, Susan Uselmann, and Thomas Devaney

Susan Uselmann and Thomas Devaney were awarded “Enduring Questions” grants, which aim to help in “the development of a new course that demonstrates the enduring value of the Humanities by extending beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries.” Peter Christensen has received a Summer Stipend.

topics: Department of Art and Art History, Department of History, Eastman School of Music, grant, humanities, Peter Christensen, School of Arts and Sciences,
two basketball players, one leaping in the air
Campus & Community
March 30, 2016

The miss heard ’round the world

As winner of the national State Farm Assist of the Year Award, Sam Borst-Smith will fly to Houston on Thursday morning, and his unlikely play will be shown to the crowd at NRG Stadium that evening.

topics: announcements, athletics,