Tag: University of Rochester

COVID-19

Pandemic Brings Increased Interest to Nursing Profession

In 2020, enrollment in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs increased by 5.6%. Master’s and Doctor of Nursing practice programs also rose by 4.1% and 8.9%, according to the American Associate of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

May 19, 2021

African-American

Meet the First Black Woman to Receive a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester

Upon graduating, Dr. Monique Mendes was “surprised” to learn that she became the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.

October 29, 2020

News Roundup

U of Rochester Removes Name of Founder Who Resisted Admitting Black Students

In response to students’ demands amid the nationwide anti-racism protests, the University of Rochester has removed from campus the name of its founder who resisted admitting Black students, reported the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle. George Hoyt Whipple was a Nobel laureate and the first dean of the medical school. For as long as he could, […]

June 18, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19-Related ‘Prejudice and Xenophobia’ On Campus is ‘Offensive’, Says U of Rochester President

University of Rochester president Sarah Mangelsdorf  said on Sunday recent incidents on campus of “prejudice and xenophobia” related to the coronavirus are  “offensive” and “antithetical to our values.” She said the university’s vice president for equity and inclusion and some other groups on campus alerted her to these incidents. “… be aware of the corrosive […]

April 1, 2020

News Roundup

Anonymous Gift Funds First Distinguished Professorship at the Eastman School of Music

The University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music will establish the Paul J. Burgett Distinguished Professorship as a result of a recent gift from two anonymous university alumni. The endowed fund not only honors the legacy of alumnus Paul Burgett, it recognizes his lifelong commitment to music and education and his 54 years serving at […]

May 15, 2019

Leadership & Policy

University of Rochester Names Dr. Sarah Mangelsdorf as its First Female President

The University of Rochester has appointed Dr. Sarah Mangelsdorf as its first female president. Prior to her new role, Mangelsdorf served as a professor of psychology, chief operating officer and provost at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, according to ABC-affiliate WHAM13. “I’m immensely excited to be joining the University of Rochester, and I am […]

December 17, 2018

News Roundup

Dozens of anti-Semitic Flyers Found at University of Rochester

Dozens of anti-Semitic propaganda flyers were found on a printer at The University of Rochester (UR)’s Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies. “Anti-Semitic messages were faxed to a small number of University departments on Monday, Nov. 5. These messages are reprehensible and cowardly, and they are contrary to the University’s values,” […]

November 6, 2018

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University of Rochester to Give Frederick Douglass Honorary Degree Posthumously

Frederick Douglass — the former Maryland slave who later emerged as a prominent abolitionist leader — will receive an honorary doctorate posthumously next week from the University of Rochester.

May 9, 2018

Latest News

Emerging Scholar Profile: DuPont Expands the Musical Repertoire

With a grandfather who sang in a traveling gospel quartet and a mother who was a singer, bass-baritone Dr. Carl DuPont says his decision to pursue music was natural.

January 28, 2018

Campus Climate

Committee Probing U. of Rochester Sexual Harassment Claim Expanded

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A committee investigating complaints that the University of Rochester mishandled sexual harassment allegations against a professor is expanding. The university on Thursday announced that a graduate student and faculty member will be added. The committee was formed earlier this month to oversee an investigation into a federal complaint filed by several faculty […]

September 28, 2017