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Wade Norwood to deliver 2021 College Commencement address
May 17, 2021
Norwood will also receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Arts & Sciences.
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Board elects three members, honors four life trustees
May 14, 2021
Rochester's new trustees bring invaluable insight and expertise in many areas, including medicine, business, and diversity.
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Recreational marijuana remains prohibited on University’s campuses
May 13, 2021
Despite a new state law, marijuana remains prohibited on campus and University properties because of federal restrictions.
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2021 honorary degrees, medals, and teaching awards announced
May 12, 2021
Distinguished leaders, educators, and humanitarians will be honored during this spring’s commencement ceremonies.
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Public Safety Chief Mark Fischer to retire at the end of July
April 23, 2021
Fischer has led the University’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) for the past seven years. Deputy Chief Gerald Pickering will become interim chief effective August 1.
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Search for Rochester’s next provost gets under way
April 1, 2021
President Sarah Mangelsdorf has appointed an interim provost and an interim vice president for research along with introducing a new leadership structure.
Campus & Community
New advisory board will help address the challenges that international students and scholars face
April 1, 2021
The University-wide board will work to address broad issues that international students and scholars encounter while pursuing their academic and career goals.
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University sets tuition rates, financial aid for 2021–22
March 14, 2021
The Board of Trustees recently approved the undergraduate and professional school tuition rates for the next academic year.
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CIO Dave Lewis to step down in June
March 10, 2021
Lewis, the University of Rochester's vice president for information technology and chief information officer, announces his retirement.
In Photos
University community marks COVID-19’s one-year anniversary
March 9, 2021
Moment of silence and other activities mark the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which the University community responded
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University commits to $15 minimum wage by 2022 as part of RMAPI efforts
February 17, 2021
As the region’s largest employer and a member of the Rochester-Monroe Anti-Poverty Initiative, the University is announcing its commitment to set its minimum wage at $15 per hour by December 2022.
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Testing regimen screens students as they return to campus housing
January 27, 2021
University Health Service and other campus offices team up to test students before they move back into their campus housing assignments for the spring semester.