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Voices & Opinion
October 7, 2020 | 04:32 pm

Rochester pop music expert on guitarist Van Halen’s ‘deep roots in rock’

In an opinion article for CNN, rock historian John Covach writes that behind Eddie Van Halen’s “blistering guitar solos” was an “exceptional musical gift and keen pop intelligence.”

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Eastman School of Music, Institute for Popular Music, John Covach, School of Arts and Sciences,
Masked students walk along campus path.
Campus Life
August 24, 2020 | 11:40 am

The Class of 2024 settles in

The Class of 2024 includes more than 1,250 students in the College and 134 students in the Eastman School of Music. Forty other nations are represented.

topics: admissions, Class of 2024, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, the college,
Campus Life
April 27, 2020 | 01:17 pm

Grad school interrupted: Students manage remote life while pursuing degrees

Meet eight University of Rochester graduate students whose lives and work have changed dramatically over the last two months.

topics: Eastman School of Music, graduate students, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing, Simon Business School, Warner School of Education,
stills from five movies: Bye Bye Birdie, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Pajama Game, The King and I, and Damn Yankees.
The Arts
April 16, 2020 | 01:54 pm

What to stream: Add some Rochester to your queue

You’ll find University of Rochester connections in some of your favorite movies, musicals, and television series, all ready for binge watching.

topics: Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, film, humanities,
University seal
University News
March 2, 2020 | 03:07 pm

University sets tuition rates, financial aid for 2020-21

The Board of Trustees has approved tuition and financial aid rates for the 2020-21 academic year at the University of Rochester.

topics: announcements, Eastman School of Music, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Simon Business School, Warner School of Education,
Triptych of Katherine Schaefer, Ryan Prendergast, and Matthew BaileyShea.
Campus Life
October 18, 2019 | 10:37 am

Meet the 2019 recipients of the Goergen Award for teaching excellence

Three University educators are being recognized as the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Matthew BaileyShea, Ryan Prendergast, and Katherine Schaefer.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences, Writing Speaking and Argument Program,
Matthew BaileyShea teaches his Theory I class.
Campus Life
October 18, 2019 | 10:36 am

Matthew BaileyShea: An ‘active classroom’ is music to his ears

“Teaching students how to teach music theory is especially fun,” says Matthew BaileyShea, an associate professor at the University’s Eastman School of Music and in the College’s Department of Music.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Arts Sciences and Engineering, awards, Eastman School of Music, Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, School of Arts and Sciences,
graphic shows a parody of the Beatles feet as they walk across the Abbey Road crosswalk, with the words ABBEY ROAD CONFERENCE and 26 GIBBS
The Arts
September 17, 2019 | 04:45 pm

Music scholars come together in Rochester for Abbey Road conference

The University’s Institute for Popular Music and the Eastman School of Music host “Come Together: Fifty Years of Abbey Road,” a three-day symposium to commemorate the Beatles’ landmark work.

topics: Arthur Satz Department of Music, Eastman School of Music, featured-post-side, humanities, Institute for Popular Music, John Covach, School of Arts and Sciences,