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Frederick Jefferson speaks at the podium
‘That means you have more to do’
In his acceptance speech while receiving the University's Frederick Douglass Medal at the annual Diversity Conference, professor emeritus Frederick Jefferson admitted that he was unsure whether he had done enough to deserve such an honor. "I realized that the significance of this event was not the recognition of what I had done, but it was more about the thousands of respectful, caring, and hopeful human touchpoints with hundreds of people that have imbued me with the wisdom and grace to contribute to the common good of our society." (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)
Joan Saab giving lecture, with slide image of creatures on the moon
Life on the moon?
Joan Saab, associate professor of art history and visual and cultural studies, points to illustrations popularized in the 19th century press purporting to prove there was life on the moon, during the inaugural Hagop and Artemis Nazerian Humanities Lecture. “I’m interested in this moment in the 19th century when people are willing to suspend disbelief and see things—and even though they know they’re not true, to believe for that moment that they are." (University photo / J. Adam Fenster)
Marc Morial speaking before a photo of Martin Luther King
‘We may be a little late, but happy birthday Dr. King’
Marc Morial, the president of the National Urban League and a former mayor of New Orleans, delivered the University’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address, after the event had been postponed due to weather. "Every generation has a responsibility and a mission to improve things," Morial told students at the Douglass Leadership House earlier in the day. "When you succeed, go back," he said. "Do not forget the communities from whence you've come." (University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster)