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two portraits
Campus Life
April 26, 2018 | 12:38 pm

Two University graduates honored with Gates Cambridge scholarships

Two recent Rochester graduates are among 92 students chosen worldwide to be Gates Cambridge Scholars—the most prestigious international postgraduate scholarship offered by the University of Cambridge.

topics: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Philosophy, Eastman School of Music, global engagement, scholarships, School of Arts and Sciences,
Luke Meyerson and Blake Harriman
Campus Life
April 20, 2018 | 10:17 am

Celebrating student employees of the year

Luke Meyerson ’18 and Blake Harriman ’16, ’18W (MS) — student workers in the Department of Political Science and the Medical Center’s Edward G. Miner Library, respectively — are 2018 student employees of the year.

topics: awards, Department of Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences, Warner School of Education,
collage of 16 individual portraits
Campus Life
April 12, 2018 | 03:45 pm

Rochester sets record for Germany’s DAAD RISE scholars

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.

topics: awards, DAAD-RISE Scholarships, global engagement,
group portrait of award winners in front of a sign that reads 2ND ANNUAL GWENNIES
Campus Life
April 12, 2018 | 02:37 pm

Career center partners honored at 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.

topics: awards, Gwen M. Greene Center for Career Education and Connections,
Jacqueline Tran, John Cole, and Joy Nicoloas
Campus Life
April 10, 2018 | 12:51 pm

Three undergraduates earn Critical Language Scholarships

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.

topics: awards, Critical Language Scholarships, scholarships,
Martin Luther King memorial at dusk
Society & Culture
April 3, 2018 | 03:54 pm

Honoring Martin Luther King

On the 50th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., the University will join others across the nation who will ring their bells in tribute.

topics: diversity, douglass leadership house, featured-post-side, Hopeman Memorial Carillon, Office of Minority Student Affairs,
hand reaches into a bowl of pins that read WE'RE BETTER THAN THAT: THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER'S ANTI-RACISM CAMPAIGN
Campus Life
March 19, 2018 | 09:13 am

Events mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

On this annual observance by the United Nations, We’re Better Than That—the University’s anti-racism committee comprised of students, faculty, and staff—will sponsor a panel discussion and invite members of the community to sign a pledge to fight racism.

topics: diversity, featured-post, We're Better Than That,
John Barker
University News
March 12, 2018 | 01:44 pm

John Barker named to new leadership position in Arts, Sciences & Engineering

John Barker ‘09W (PhD) says his goals for higher education have always included three tenets: “access, equity, and social justice for all.” As of March 1, he is fulfilling those missions in the newly created role as senior associate dean of the faculty for Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

topics: announcements, Arts Sciences and Engineering,