Posts categorized 2021

In a joint message with Interim Provost Sarah Peyre, President Mangelsdorf detailed COVID-19 protocols and updates for the Spring 2022 semester. This includes booster shot requirements for students, testing protocols…

To University Faculty and Staff:  In this season of giving thanks, I would like to thank all of you – our excellent faculty and staff – for the outstanding patience,…

Today, the New York State Education Department approved an extension of the partnership between the University of Rochester and East High School through 2025. I want to thank Commissioner Betty…

In a video message, University of Rochester President Sarah C. Mangelsdorf thanks the many faculty, staff, and students who are keeping the University moving forward and keeping our community safe.…

To the Flag Advisory Committees:  I had hoped to correspond with you before my decision was made public, but the intrepid journalists at the Campus Times scooped me, so this note will…

Dear Faculty, Students, and Staff: I’m so pleased to see our quads and classrooms alive with activity after a great start to a new academic year at the University of…

In a joint message from President Mangelsdorf, URMC CEO Mark Taubman, Interim Provost Sarah Peyre, and Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Gallucci, it was announced that effective September 27, 2021,…

In a joint message sent on August 9, 2021 from President Mangelsdorf, URMC CEO Mark Taubman, Interim Provost Sarah Peyre, and Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Gallucci, it was announced…

In a joint message from President Mangelsdorf, URMC CEO Mark Taubman, Interim Provost Sarah Peyre, and Chief Human Resources Officer Kathleen Gallucci, it was announced that all faculty and staff…

Dear Class of 2020 Graduates, Last year I promised we would hold a commencement celebration for the Class of 2020 as soon as it was safe and feasible to do…

President Sarah Mangelsdorf addresses what work will look like as we move beyond the pandemic and adapt to the changing landscape of work at the University.

To the University of Rochester Community:  The University of Rochester is committed to being an antiracist institution where everyone, regardless of their identity or the challenges they face, is lifted…

Dear Faculty and Staff Colleagues, I’m pleased to provide updates on the search for a new provost, on an important organizational change, and on the appointment of interim leadership as…

Dear members of the University of Rochester Community: I am writing to provide an update on the 2021 Commencement. Throughout the academic year I have been grateful for the conscientious…

To the University of Rochester Community: The recent increase in violence and acts of hate against Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander communities in this country seems to have reached…

To University of Rochester Faculty and Staff: As we approach a full year under the cloud of COVID-19, we are immensely proud of how the University of Rochester community has…

To the University of Rochester Community: Normally, at this time of year I’d be sending a message welcoming undergraduates back, and wishing everyone a successful spring semester. But as we’ve…

On Friday, Jan. 29, a few Rochester-area media organizations reported that some board members, donors, alumni, and others were inappropriately sent advance notice of a COVID-19 employee vaccine clinic on…

Dear University Faculty and Staff: Provost and Senior Vice President for Research Rob Clark has let me know that he intends to step down from his position at the end…

To the University of Rochester Community: Yesterday’s illegal assault on Congress filled me with shock, anger, and sorrow. I went to sleep last night despairing for our country – and for…