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University News
September 1, 2020 | 04:54 pm

University recognized for commitment to diversity and inclusion

National award honors the University’s efforts to weave diversity and inclusion “into the work being done every day” across campus.

The University of Rochester has received the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

topics: diversity, inclusion, Mercedes Ramírez Fernández, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Sarah Mangelsdorf,
portrait of Jeffrey McCune
University News
August 28, 2020 | 11:23 am

Jeffrey McCune named Frederick Douglass Institute director

He will bring together people from across academic disciplines to collaborate in the study of the African diaspora and offer programming that promotes African and African American studies at the University.

topics: African American Studies, appointments, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
September 23, 2019 | 05:41 pm

Madeleine Albright to visit Rochester

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, pathbreaking diplomat and bestselling author, will be the keynote speaker at an October 24 event at the University of Rochester.

topics: Arts Sciences and Engineering, Donald Hall, events, featured-post-side,
John Tarduno in his lab
Campus Announcements
September 2, 2019 | 08:33 am

John Tarduno named dean for research in Arts, Sciences & Engineering

John Tarduno, the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor, professor of geophysics, and chair of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, has been named dean for research in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.

topics: announcements, arts, Arts Sciences and Engineering, John Tarduno,
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University News
May 22, 2019 | 08:16 am

Gloria Culver reappointed Dean of School of Arts & Sciences

Serving as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2015, Gloria Culver has been reappointed to a new five-year term. The Board of Trustees approved Culver’s deanship renewal at its May meeting.

topics: announcements, Gloria Culver, School of Arts and Sciences,
a sign reads CLASSROOM outside a door, symbolizing the tensions between open freedom of speech in higher education and the safety and inclusivity often embodied in trigger warnings in classroom material.
Society & Culture
April 25, 2019 | 12:50 pm

Free speech and trigger warnings

On college campuses, where safe spaces and free inquiry often coexist, do trigger warnings protect students or hinder free speech? This episode of the University’s Quadcast podcast takes on the growing debate.

topics: David Primo, Department of Political Science, featured-post-side, Matt Burns, QuadCast, School of Arts and Sciences,