
Search underway for Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance and CFO
A committee has been assembled to help with the search for the role, which reports directly to the president.

Donald Hall named provost at Binghamton University
Donald Hall, dean of the faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering, has announced that he will be joining the leadership at Binghamton University, effective July 1 of this year.

Career education leader Joe Testani named deputy to president
Testani, associate vice provost and executive director of the Greene Center, will help oversee work on institutional planning and priorities.

A cure for blindness? A next-generation solar concentrator?
Two new Rochester fellows of the National Academy of Inventors take aim at transformative discoveries in the world of optics.

Two University of Rochester students named as Schwarzman Scholars
The highly competitive program prepares leaders for a 21st-century global landscape in which China plays a pivotal role.

Elizabeth Milavec named interim University senior vice president, CFO, and treasurer
Elizabeth Milavec, who has been with the University of Rochester since 2016, begins her interim role on November 6.

Secretary to the University’s Board of Trustees named
With experience in complex compliance and regulatory issues, attorney Jack Bailey will serve as full-time administrator to the trustees and the president.

Voting on University of Rochester campuses increased in 2020
College-student voting skyrocketed nationwide in 2020, according to a new report—and Rochester students participated at rates above the national averages.

Michael Campbell to retire as director of the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Campbell, who has attracted record funding for LLE during his four years as director, will step down in January 2022.

Holly Crawford to step down in November
Crawford has served as the University’s senior vice president for administration and finance, chief financial officer, and treasurer since 2016.