Russia and the paradox of freedom of expression
While Russia still allows for more openness, discussion, and freedom of expression than some authoritarian countries, it’s more complicated than that, says political science professor Randall Stone, who recently returned from a trip to Russia.
Rochester’s global community continues to grow
The Institute of International Education (IIE) has raised Rochester’s ranking for international student enrollment among the more than 1,500 U.S. institutions surveyed. International students comprise about 30 percent of the total student body.
Rochester graduate student named Schwarzman Scholar
Rochester graduate student Beixi Li is one of 140 students selected worldwide for a one-year fellowship program of immersive study in China. She will focus on public policy and preventative medicine.
International Education Week Speakers Series: ‘Conversations with Women Who Lead’
Doris Gray, of the Hillary Clinton Center for Women’s Empowerment at Al Akhawayn University, and author Monica Sharma, an authority on transformational leadership, will speak on global issues of equity and access to health and education.
Economics department benefits international students by gaining STEM classification
With a STEM-classified degree, economics students who are in the US on F-1 visas are eligible to work three years in the US and gain valuable experience in the workplace.
Two graduates earn Chinese Government Scholarships
Cherish Blackman ’18, a Rochester native, and Jacqueline Tran ’18, of Brooklyn, will study Chinese language and culture after receiving full scholarships from the Chinese government.
Graduate students from all over the globe find their niche in Arts, Sciences & Engineering
Nik Chatzikonstanti is among the nearly 1,400 master’s and doctoral students in Arts, Sciences & Engineering, whose studies range from philosophy to physics and who come from more than 67 counties. Meet some of graduate students who have found a home at the University.
Telling ‘Sekuru’s Stories’ through music, digital scholarship
Rochester ethnomusicologist Jennifer Kyker has embarked on a research project focused on the musical life of one of her earliest mbira teachers, renowned performer of the Zimbabwean mbira, Sekuru Tute Chigamba.
In remote regions of the South Pacific, cell phones have transformed daily life
In a new book, The Moral Economy of Mobile Phones, Rochester anthropologist Robert Foster describes the sometimes surprising developments when governments open up the telecommunications sector to competition.
First day on campus for first-year international students
More than 475 students from more than 75 countries moved in to their new homes on the River Campus and the Eastman School of Music on Monday, many beginning a new chapter in their lives thousands of miles from home as members of the incoming Class of 2022.