University receives five-star rating for LGBTQ inclusivity
The Campus Pride Index ranks Rochester among the nation’s best for making the educational experience welcoming and respectful for all.
English major from The Gambia helps preserve ancient African fables
Fatoumatta Jobe is transcribing in Wolof—and then translating into English—centuries-old stories passed down orally.
Sam Becker ’25 reaches a sled hockey milestone
The optics major, a bone cancer survivor, is a member of the Buffalo Sabres and the US Men’s Development sled hockey teams.
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.
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.
‘Communicating Your Professional Identity’ flourishes at 10
“It brings together writing pedagogy, career and life design, and campus stakeholders,” says lead instructor Laura Jones.
How will AI chatbots like ChatGPT affect higher education?
University administrators and faculty weigh in on the pros and cons of the newest online learning tool.
Lab experience your first year in college? Yes.
With faculty and graduate student mentorship, undergraduate researchers thrive in the Rochester Human-Computer Interaction lab.
And justice for all: Reflecting on decades of civil rights speakers at Rochester
From Thurgood Marshall to Angela Davis, the University has hosted some of the most important Black activists, authors, speakers, and leaders over the years.
The ethics of dark tourism
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.