Society & Culture

Glogower, Golonu, Guzmán, and Marr are among a larger group of visual and cultural studies doctoral students who span six years of study and received artist's residencies, fellowships, invitations to symposia, and travel awards this summer.

Co-hosted by Open Letter Books, the University of Rochester's literary publishing house dedicated to publishing translated literature, the conference consists of roundtables, workshops, readings, and a film screening at Rochester's Little Theatre.

The annual award will be given for Waldman's post 9/11 novel, The Submission, which has received national acclaim. As part of the award ceremony, Waldman will give a reading from the novel and there will be a book signing and reception after the event.

Beth Jörgensen, professor of Spanish-American literature, has won the 2011 book award in the humanities for her book Documents in Crisis: Nonfiction Literatures in Twentieth Century Mexico,

The University joins the Rochester community in celebrating the 150th anniversary of George Eastman’s birth All through 2004, the University celebrated the 150th anniversary of George Eastman’s birth on July…