
Masked and ready, the Class of 2024 begins moving onto campus
Health and safety were the order of the day for a “slow roll to move in” for the Class of 2024 and other University students living in campus housing this fall.

Students keep busy during two-week quarantine
Undergraduates who arrived August 1 for a New York State–required quarantine are finding plenty to do while they prepare for the fall semester.

Orientation leaders hope to make new students Rochester ready—virtually
A Zoom-based talk show and a roster of online activities are some of the hallmarks of orientation programming in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Greene Center helps students retain summer internships
Despite the pandemic, the Greene Center helps connects students with opportunities to pursue life and career interests.

Finding a job during a recession? We’ve been there
University of Rochester alumni who graduated during the Great Recession of 2008–09 offer tips for finding a job during a recession.

‘For some of us, every day is Memorial Day’
Members of the University of Rochester community have served in the United States military—and lost their lives in that service—almost since the University was founded in 1850.

Nearly 4,000 students receive their degrees—in online style
Members of the Class of 2020 marked a traditional milestone in unusual times, with an online conferral of degrees and at-home celebrations with remote family and friends.

Four high school teachers receive Singer Family Prize
Four high school teachers who greatly influenced members of the Class of 2020 are this year’s recipients of the University’s Singer Family Prize for Excellence in Secondary School Teaching.

Nine students, two alumni offered Fulbright grants
Chosen from 21 University of Rochester semifinalists, nine students and two recent alumni have been offered 2020–21 grants in the Fulbright US Student Grant program.

18 current, former Rochester students earn NSF fellowships
Seven Rochester undergraduates, five graduate students, and six alumni will receive funding for graduate degrees in STEM, STEM education, and social science fields.