Jim Mandelaro

Jim Mandelaro

Jim Mandelaro

Communications Specialist

jim.mandelaro@rochester.edu

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Campus & Community

Behind every name, there’s a story

Members of the University community have served their country in wartime since the Civil War, with many having made the ultimate sacrifice. This Memorial Day, we remember three of them.

Closeup of a medal bearing the University of Rochester seal.

Campus & Community

Students, alumni receive national awards for global study, teaching, and research

Highlights include the first Truman Scholar since 2004 and four Goldwater Scholars, an institutional record.

Composite of headshots of four Goldwater Scholars.

Campus & Community

Rochester sets institutional record with four Goldwater Scholars

The prestigious national award supports promising US students who are pursuing research careers in STEM fields.

Andrés Arocho González.

Campus & Community

Andrés Arocho González ’24 to receive Truman Scholarship

The political science major from Puerto Rico is the first Rochester student to earn the honor since 2004.

Illustration of LGBTQ inclusivity at the University of Rochester shows the LGBTQ colors behind a white graphic of Rush Rhees Library tower and five gold stars in the foreground.

Campus & Community

University receives five-star rating for LGBTQ inclusivity

The Campus Pride Index ranks Rochester among the nation’s best for making the educational experience welcoming and respectful for all.

Fatou Jobe, who is translating Wolof fables into English, wears bright green while looking off camera in a library entryway.

Campus & Community

English major from The Gambia helps preserve ancient African fables

Fatoumatta Jobe is transcribing in Wolof—and then translating into English—centuries-old stories passed down orally.

Becker, smiling and gliding across ice rink in Sabres uniform, mounted on hockey sled.

Campus & Community

Sam Becker ’25 reaches a sled hockey milestone

The optics major, a bone cancer survivor, is a member of the Buffalo Sabres and the US Men’s Development sled hockey teams.

Pair of feet ascends steps, with each step represented as a check-box.

Campus & Community

Tips for high school juniors: beginning the journey to college

Dean of undergraduate admissions Robert Alexander offers a checklist for college-bound high school juniors.

Two blue- and yellow-colored robots work at a laptop to illustrate the concept of ai chatbots like chatgpt affecting higher education.

Campus & Community

How will AI chatbots like ChatGPT affect higher education?

February 27, 2023

University administrators and faculty weigh in on the pros and cons of the newest online learning tool.

An elderly Tim McCarver fist pumps the air in a Phillies jersey

Voices & Opinion

Why baseball analyst Tim McCarver was the best of the modern era

February 27, 2023

Baseball broadcasting expert Curt Smith reflects on how the late Hall of Famer brought a cerebral edge to the game he loved.

Brian Daboll, who was named NFL Coach of the Year, looks upward while sporting New York Giants gear.

Society & Culture

Alumnus Brian Daboll named NFL Coach of the Year

February 10, 2023

Brian Daboll ’97 was selected the National Football League’s Coach of the Year by the Associated Press after leading the New York Giants to the playoffs in his first season.

A photo illustration of six historical figures: Thurgood Marshall, Robert Kennedy, Muhammed Ali, Barbara Jordan, Maya Angelou, and Jesse Jackson.

Campus & Community

And justice for all: Reflecting on decades of civil rights speakers at Rochester

February 6, 2023

From Thurgood Marshall to Angela Davis, the University has hosted some of the most important Black activists, authors, speakers, and leaders over the years.