News & Messages - University of Rochester Office of the Provost

April 25, 2025

Update on Support for Our International Community

April 23, 2025

University Resources and Town Halls for International Community Support

April 18, 2025

University and PERB Discuss Potential Grad Student Strike

April 17, 2025

University agrees to meet with NYS employment relations board

April 15, 2025

Statment on Graduate Student Unionization Process

April 8, 2025

Denise Yarbrough to Retire

March 13, 2025

Statement on Possible Graduate Student Strike

March 3, 2025

Responsible Use of AI Tools and Institutional Data Security

February 28, 2025

Statement on Graduate Student Unionization Process

October 16, 2024

Interim Provost Sampson Announces Changes to Better Serve the Academic Enterprise

July 11, 2024

Nicole S. Sampson Named Interim Provost

June 9, 2024

Provost David Figlio Stepping Down to Return to Teaching and Research

Historic messages and updates

Explore the drop-downs—segmented by year—for key messages and updates from the current provost and past University provosts.

2023

November 20, 2023: Update Regarding On-Campus Protests
November 8, 2023: Ensuring Campus Safety and Respectful Discourse
November 2, 2023: Message to Faculty – Support for Students
October 11, 2023: Follow-Up to our Message on Israel and Gaza
September 13, 2023: Strengthening our Support to the University’s Transgender Community
September 11, 2023: Updated COVID-19 Guidance and Resources
August 29, 2023: Campus Improvements Help Start the Fall Semester
June 29, 2023: Message from President and Provost on Today’s Supreme Court Decision
June 27, 2023: Progress Continues on Implementation of the University’s Strategic Plan
March 31, 2023: Transgender Day of Visibility Statement
March 29, 2023: Creating Rochester’s Student Experience Team
February 9, 2023: COVID-19 Related Tenure Clock Extension Clarification
January 9, 2023: McFarland named Acting Vice Provost for Academic Affairs

2022

December 7, 2022: Important Message on This Year’s Flu Virus
November 4, 2022: Gloria Culver to step down as Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences
September 2, 2022: Faculty Senate Inaugural Address
August 25, 2022: Support for PhD Students
August 11, 2022: COVID-19 Preparations and Guidance for Fall 2022
August 9, 2022: University Resources for Monkeypox (MPV)
June 29, 2022: Welcome Message from New Provost
March 3, 2022: Important Update on Masking
February 17, 2022: Update on Booster Requirement for Faculty and Staff
January 26, 2022: Return to Campus Updates and Requirements for Spring 2022
January 24, 2022: Booster Requirement for Faculty and Staff
January 20, 2022: In-Person Classes to Begin January 31
January 6, 2022: Important Update for Spring 2022 Semester
January 5, 2022: Moving Online for January
January 5, 2022: Follow Up to Faculty on Spring 2022 Message
January 4, 2022: Further Details on Spring 2022 Operations

2021

December 23, 2021: Spring 2022 Update
September 1, 2021: COVID-19 Impacting Work and Academics
August 26, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement for Faculty and Staff
August 2, 2021: Vaccination Status Reporting for Faculty and Staff
April 20, 2021: Verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial
February 12, 2021: Spring 2021 Financial Update

2020

December 16, 2020: Entering 2021 Amid COVID-19 Financial Update
July 24, 2020: Update on Financial Recovery and Furlough Program
July 10, 2020: Response to ICE Policy
June 9, 2020: 2020-21 Academic Year Planning Amid COVID-19
May 28, 2020: Update on Fall 2020 Planning Efforts
May 22, 2020: Restart and Recovery Planning Efforts
May 1, 2020: Update on 2020-21 Academic Year
April 15, 2020: Responding to the Financial Challenges of COVID-19
March 25, 2020: Spring 2020 Semester Dates
March 21, 2020: Beginning Online Instruction

2019

September 3, 2019: ORCID at the University of Rochester.
- View the latest ORCID updates on our ORCID webpage.

2018

November 19, 2018: Administrative and Faculty Summit – May 2018

2017

September 25, 2017: Strategic Planning Update from Provost Rob Clark
July 13, 2017: Provost Clark Discusses U.S. Science at Science Coalition, AAU event

2016

March 31, 2016: Message from Anthony Kinslow on NLRB Organizing Process
March 31, 2016: FAQ on Union Election Process on Campus
March 31, 2016: Comparison Chart of Benefits under SEIU Contract

2015

October 15, 2015: Robert Clark Named 10th University Provost
September 29, 2015: Peter Lennie Stepping Down as Provost
September 22, 2015: Announcement of Dean Raffaella Borasi’s Two-Year Deanship Extension
May 22, 2015: New Assistant Provost to Serve as Chief Assessment Officer
April 21, 2015: Gloria Culver Appointed Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

2014

December 3, 2014: University Welcomes New Ombud
June 20, 2014: Jane Gatewood to Manage International Activities
May 13, 2014: Jamal Rossi named Joan and Martin Messinger Dean of Eastman School of Music
May 2, 2014: Andrew Ainslie named Dean of Simon Business School

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