About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.

The New York University professor examines slavery and its lasting impact on the United States.

The international relations major from Guinea, West Africa, is among 150 students from around the world to take part in the prestigious program in China.

Students like Garrett Boehmer ’25 bring “experiences and background that add to our diverse community,” says the College’s associate director of admissions.

Whitney Gegg-Harrison, Jack Downey, and James McGrath approach undergraduate teaching at Rochester in distinctive ways that resonate with their students.

The associate professor of religion helps shape the perspectives of his undergraduates not only at the University, but also at area prisons.

The writing professor and self-described ‘nerd about pedagogy’ teaches students from across the globe about the value of all languages.

The biomedical engineering professor’s approach has spillover effects beyond the signature undergraduate course he’s taught for 20 years.

Mara Criollo-Rivera and Kristel Kezia Layugan plan careers helping underrepresented groups in media and health care. Rochester has had three recipients in the Voyager Scholarship’s first two years.

UR Medicine’s new orthopaedic facility is already benefiting area patients. Can it also help revitalize a struggling suburban shopping center?