University News

Tuition for University of Rochester undergraduates in the College and the Eastman School of Music will be $46,150 in the 2014-15 academic year, a 3.5 percent increase from 2013-14.

Trustee Ronald Rettner wants to ensure that River Campus buildings and spaces, with a strong focus on Eastman Quad, endure for generations to come.

This second graduating class now completes the group of Public Safety staff members planned to serve in this role.

This year's conference Crossroads: An Opportunity for Progress will explore race, power, and definitions of diversity in the University community.

Joan Shelley Rubin is a professor of American cultural history. The endowed position honors the late Dexter Perkins, a prominent American diplomatic historian.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, an award-winning actress, activist, and author, will deliver a keynote address during An Evening of Diversity & Empowerment March 28.

Created with a lead gift by University Trustee Janice M. Willett '78S (MBA) and Joseph T. Willett '75S (MBA), the Russell and Ruth Peck Artistic Directorship is endowed thanks to generous contributions from 176 additional University alumni and friends.

Chris Matthews, highly respected political news commentator, MSNBC host, and author will deliver the 164th College commencement address on Sunday, May 18.

Mary Ann Mavrinac, vice provost and Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of River Campus Libraries, has been selected for the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario College and University Library Association.

For more than four decades, Jane Possee has served as a role model to female athletes at the University.

Huizenga was a key figure in the 1989 national review of cold fusion claims, and part of team whose work led to two additions to the periodic table.

An advocate of LGBT rights and an office that serves minority students will be publicly recognized with this year's Presidential Diversity Award.