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Society & Culture
September 22, 2025 | 01:42 pm

Rochester project democratizes access to medieval English literature

The pioneering Middle English Texts Series “puts the literature out there for everybody,” making medieval English texts available to scholars and students around the world.

topics: Department of English, Rossell Hope Robbins Library, Russell Peck, Thomas Hahn, University Libraries,
Diptych of the book cover art for "Melvill" by Rodrigo Fresán and "Muzzle for Witches" by Dubravka Ugresic, both translated and published by Open Letter Press and longlisted by the National Book Critics Circle translation prize.
The Arts
December 21, 2024 | 03:46 pm

Two Open Letter books nominated by National Book Critics Circle

Rochester’s literary translation press edited and published two of the longlisted books for the organization’s 2024 Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

topics: alumni, Chad Post, Department of English, literary translation, literature, Open Letter, School of Arts and Sciences,
Colorful, stylized illustration of Karen Durkin, who reflects on the role of women's sports in her life, career, and society at large.
From the Magazine
December 1, 2024 | 08:00 am

A ‘boom’ in women’s sports

Karen Durkin ’87 reflects on how women’s sports became big business. 

topics: alumni, Arthur Satz Department of Music, Department of English, School of Arts and Sciences,
Triptych of photos of the 2024 Wells Prize winners.
Campus Life
November 13, 2024 | 10:36 am

Undergraduates pair research with reporting, science with sign language, and programming with pondering

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

topics: artificial intelligence, Class of 2025, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Computer Science, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Department of English, Department of Philosophy, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences,
Man in cage reaches up toward piano player in scene from Paper Pianos.
The Arts
May 8, 2024 | 01:49 pm

Musical documentary with Rochester roots gets a Pulitzer Prize nod

Paper Pianos, a live-performance musical documentary written and co-created by the International Theatre Program’s Nigel Maister, tells the story of an Afghan musician and refugee Milad Yousufi.

topics: alumni, awards, Department of English, Eastman School of Music, Humanities Center, International Theatre Program, Nigel Maister, School of Arts and Sciences,