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Dear Students, Faculty, Staff, and all Members of the University Community: As we get the new semester under way, I want to offer everyone my wishes for success in the…

To the University community: With the dissemination of this email, effective immediately, the University is requiring that: The University must be notified of any protests, rallies, and demonstrations at least…

To the University Community: In our previous response to the shocking attack on Israel and the subsequent human suffering, we acknowledge that we missed the mark. We are truly sorry…

Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty, The beginning of each academic year is both a cause for celebration and a reason for reflection. As we celebrate our common purposes as scholars,…

Dear Students, Welcome to the start of a new academic year! For me, fall semester has always signaled exciting possibilities. New friendships, new classes and coursework, new teachers and mentors…

Dear Faculty and Staff, As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering an inclusive and respectful community, we are pleased to announce that the annual Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Training,…

University of Rochester Faculty, Staff, and Students, Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling on the use of affirmative action in higher education admissions. As is often…

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share with you the latest developments in our Boundless Possibility strategic plan. Our message in March to the University community provided a progress update…

In a message to the University community, President Sarah Manglesdorf and other University leaders announce that the COVID-19 vaccination will no longer be required of University of Rochester students, faculty…

To our partners in government and industry: We applaud the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, which will strengthen the nation’s economic competitiveness and security. We are writing as…

Dear Colleagues, I’m pleased to provide you with an update on our strategic planning process, which has reached its next phase of refinement and implementation. Since my last update in…

Dear students, faculty, and staff, Campus life has certainly evolved over the years. Quiet summers, when much of the residential campus seemed almost deserted, are a relic of the past.…

Our PhD students are important members of the University of Rochester community and vital contributors to the University and its research and academic mission. To ensure that Rochester is a…

To the University Community, I am pleased to announce interim leadership for our institutional diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice efforts through the Institutional Office of Equity and Inclusion (IOEI).…

Dear Members of the University of Rochester Community, On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court overruled its previous decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey to rule that there is no longer…

Dear members of the University of Rochester community, I am excited to finally welcome our new provost, David Figlio, to the University of Rochester. David will officially join the University…

To the University of Rochester Community, We write, in grief and disbelief, to condemn the terrible, racist violence perpetrated yesterday. This heinous crime happened in Buffalo, but we feel it…

I have been reflecting on what it means to be a global research university of the future at this moment in our history. I thought about our role as a…