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Machiavelli
The Arts
March 3, 2017 | 12:30 pm

What would Machiavelli do?

Christopher Celenza, a professor of classics at Johns Hopkins University, will speak on “Machiavelli: Yesterday and Today” as the keynote speaker of this year’s Ferrari Humanities Symposia on March 7.

topics: events, Ferrari Humanities Symposia, Humanities Center,
group of students pose for a portrait on library steps.
Campus Life
March 2, 2017 | 10:55 am

Joint Collegiate Black Student Summit unites campus leaders

Rochester mayor Lovely Warren will join speakers and activists at the second annual Joint Collegiate Black Student Summit on Friday. The event brings together black student leaders from colleges in the Rochester, Buffalo, and Syracuse areas.

topics: events,
woman stands next to 12-foot high panel signed with many names
Society & Culture
February 17, 2017 | 03:56 pm

AIDS Remembrance Quilt resurfaces after 23 years

“I knew I had it,” says Linda Dudman of the University Health Service. “I knew it was a very important item to keep, but I never quite knew what to do with it.” Now the 12-foot square panel will be on display through February and finds a new home in River Campus Libraries.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, events, featured-post-side, HIV and AIDS, rush rhees library, University Health Service,
student toasting marshmallows over a fire
In Photos
February 6, 2017 | 04:25 pm

It’s winter. It’s festive. It’s Winterfest.

One of the largest celebrations of the University’s annual Winterfest Weekend, Winter Wonderland, took place on Saturday, February 4 at the Campus Center and Wilson Quad. Huskies came to visit. Scarves were given away. Students enjoyed winter carnival activities—making s’mores, crystal imaging, cookie decorating, and more.

topics: events,
W. Kamau Bell.
University News
February 1, 2017 | 12:38 pm

Events celebrating black history

W. Kamau Bell, sociopolitical comedian and host of the Emmy-nominated CNN show United Shades of America, highlights a month of lectures, films, performances, and exhibits.

topics: Black History Month, events, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, Humanities Project, Susan B. Anthony Center, We're Better Than That,
dancers on stage
The Arts
January 19, 2017 | 12:51 pm

Inspired by—and through—dance

The Program of Dance and Movement’s seventh annual inspireDANCE Festival features six days of master classes, workshops, and performances. This year’s headliner is Dance Heginbotham, a rising contemporary dance company from New York City.

topics: events, featured-post-side, inspireDANCE Festival, Program of Dance and Movement,
University News
January 13, 2017 | 12:38 pm

More than a decade of distinguished MLK speakers

Author Joy DeGruy, who will deliver this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address, is the latest in a long line of exceptional luminaries in the civil rights field to speak at…

topics: events, Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Address,