Eastman School of Music

Crystal Sellers Battle articulates a path toward long-term cultural change at the Eastman School of Music.

About 20 percent of Rochester’s undergraduate student body are the first in their family to make the higher education leap.

A look back at some moments in August you may have missed—and some images we couldn’t help but share.

The named positions are part of a long-standing tradition celebrating the work of Rochester’s faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers.

Rossi has served as the Joan and Martin Messinger Dean since 2014, presiding over a transformational period for the renowned music school.

Highlights include the first Truman Scholar since 2004 and four Goldwater Scholars, an institutional record.

In Rochester’s International Theatre Program, intimacy directing is playing a growing role.

In a senior project, graduating dual degree student Mae Cooke integrates their studies of harp and studio arts.

Several University of Rochester faculty members have received awards and honors for their professional contributions to research, scholarship, education, and community engagement.

Stricken with cancer as a teenager, the prodigy used music to heal himself and others.