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February 5, 2013 | 09:25 pm

Online Learning Initiatives Leader Named

In this new position, Eric Fredericksen will recruit and lead teams that will support faculty in the curriculum development and instructional design of online courses.

topics: asynchronous learning, MOOC, online learning,
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University News
February 4, 2013 | 09:39 pm

Audio Engineering Degree Debuts

The New York State Department of Education has recently certified the University’s new undergraduate audio and music engineering major, which is being offered to students for the first time this academic year.

topics: audio engineering,
Yolanda T. Moses
University News
January 29, 2013 | 09:35 pm

Anthropologist Awarded Frederick Douglass Medal

Yolanda T. Moses is a leading scholar on the origins of social inequality, former president of the City College of New York, and one of the driving forces behind the creation of the traveling exhibition “RACE: Are We So Different?”

topics: Frederick Douglass Medal, Yolanda T. Moses,
group of people
University News
January 21, 2013 | 10:18 pm

EVENT: Diversity Award Recipients Inspire Success

The Teen Health and Success Partnership works with University departments, the Rochester City School District, and a host of community agencies to create University employment opportunities for at-risk, underrepresented minority teens.

Joseph N. Lambert and Harold B. Schleifer
University News
January 8, 2013 | 09:07 pm

Rare Books Directorship Endowed

This $1 million endowment will expand the University’s efforts to preserve, digitize, and share historic collections once only available to a select few.

topics: archive, library, rare book, Rush Rhees,
Gail Norris
University News
December 10, 2012 | 02:47 pm

Gail Norris Named Vice President, General Counsel

Norris has served as the University’s senior legal counsel the University for all aspects of operations, including litigation management, risk management, business and tax matters, and conflicts of interest since 2005.

topics: Gail Norris,