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statue of Pope John Paul II
Society & Culture
March 19, 2014 | 07:31 pm

Canonization of Pope John Paul II celebrated

The canonization of John Paul II on April 27, 2014, will be celebrated through a blend of music and readings of John Paul’s poetry and writings.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Catholic Newman Community, events, Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies,
woman behind film camera
Society & Culture
March 14, 2014 | 09:26 pm

3-day series looks at reporting in the ‘post-feminist’ age

A three-day film and lecture series looks at the work of female journalists, authors, and filmmakers working to bring attention to stories about motherhood in America, sex and sexuality, reproductive rights, and racial inequality.

topics: Department of Anthropology, Department of Art and Art History, events, feminism, Film and Media Studies Program, Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, Humanities Project, Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender Sexuality and Women's Studies,
judge with a gavel
Society & Culture
February 28, 2014 | 05:05 pm

Women, minority judicial nominees receive lower ratings

A new study suggests that the American Bar Association ‘s sometimes-controversial ratings systematically award lower ratings to minorities and women than to white or male candidates.

topics: Department of Political Science, discrimination, gender, government, Maya Sen, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
hand with pen, writing
Society & Culture
February 24, 2014 | 03:55 pm

Writing expert published in academic anthology

Deborah Rossen-Knill, founding director of the Writing, Speaking, and Argument Program, was recently published in The Best of The Independent Rhetoric & Composition Journals.

topics: Deborah Rossen-Knill, writing,
nazis and priests
Society & Culture
February 19, 2014 | 06:18 pm

Lecture examines church’s role during the holocaust

Anthony Sciolino, former Monroe County Family Court judge, will speak to why the Catholic Church, and Christianity as a whole, failed to stop the Holocaust. The talk is sponsored by the Skalny Center.

topics: Anthony Sciolino, church, Holocaust,
Fanny and William Seward
Society & Culture
February 12, 2014 | 03:37 pm

Grant supports digitizing Seward Family Archive

Spanning the years 1730 to 1917, the William Henry Seward Collection is the largest and most-consulted special collection in Rush Rhees Library.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Fred Emerson, grant, politics, rush rhees library, Seward Family Archive,
trying to catch a dollar bill
Society & Culture
February 7, 2014 | 10:13 pm

Sorry, cities: No strength in numbers

Urban legislators have long lamented that they do not get their fair share of bills passed in state governments, often blaming rural and suburban interests for blocking their efforts. Now a new study confirms one of those suspicions but surprisingly refutes the other.

topics: Department of Political Science, economy, Gerald Gamm, politics, research finding,
Society & Culture
February 5, 2014 | 05:37 pm

The (Rochester) Face of Beatlemania

Rochester alumna Robin Lynn ’70 witnessed the birth of Beatlemania—and had her reaction broadcast live on television. Fifty years later, she remains linked with the famous British foursome.

Richard Sorrell with his Meet the Beatles album
Society & Culture
February 5, 2014 | 05:14 pm

Beatlemania at 50

On Feb. 9 1964, an estimated 73 million Americans tuned in to the Ed Sullivan Show to watch the Beatles make their American debut. This weekend, we look back on the four lads from Liverpool, and the impact they made on music, popular culture, and Rochester students and alumni.

topics: alumni, rock and roll,