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Exterior view of Todd Union at dusk.

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Todd Union earns historic designation

The Georgian Revival Building, constructed in 1930, was a student center and the birthplace of the University of Rochester’s Gay Liberation Front.

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

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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.

Six names tag stickers that ID different professional identity types, including student, engineer, manager, lecturer, writer researcher.

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‘Communicating Your Professional Identity’ flourishes at 10

February 28, 2023

“It brings together writing pedagogy, career and life design, and campus stakeholders,” says lead instructor Laura Jones.

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

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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.

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Lab experience your first year in college? Yes.

February 15, 2023

With faculty and graduate student mentorship, undergraduate researchers thrive in the Rochester Human-Computer Interaction lab.

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

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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.

Student holding camera stands in front of a case full of human skulls at a dark tourism destination.

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The ethics of dark tourism

January 19, 2023

Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.

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New award sends humanities graduate students abroad

December 13, 2022

Four Rochester doctoral candidates will research in archives in a dozen countries as recipients of the Meliora Global Scholars grant.

portrait of James Wilson.

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For James Wilson ’23E, piano has been the key to life

November 21, 2022

Stricken with cancer as a teenager, the prodigy used music to heal himself and others.

Black-and-white archival photo of Desmond Tutu in University of Rochester commencement robes and at a podium.

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University Archives exhibition creates an audio-visual time machine

November 17, 2022

A collection that includes hundreds of recordings makes it possible to ‘attend’ University of Rochester events from the 1920s to the present.

colorful collage of archival photos of famous musical acts, including Billy Joel, Peter Frampton, BB King, Simon and Garfunkel.

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Rockin’ and rollin’ at the Palestra

November 10, 2022

Musical giants from Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, and the Grateful Dead to Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Springsteen have played at Rochester’s iconic gymnasium.

Illustration of a college student looking at an open door of possibilities, depicted by icons representing music, medicine, education, and more, as a result of internships.

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Funded internships open doors to graduate schools, career paths, and personal growth

November 8, 2022

With University and donor funding providing a “financial bridge,” equitable access to internships helps Rochester students preview their futures.