Winter in Rochester is finally coming to an end, and with it, a journey I began two years ago. Now, as I inch toward graduation, I’ve increasingly found myself trying to answer a question that’s followed me for years: What makes us American? Read More

Mittal drew on her experience at the Department of Justice, describing the scale of the Jan. 6 prosecutions, which involved nearly 1,600 criminal cases. While the events were widely characterized as an unprecedented attack on democratic institutions, the legal system approached them through existing statutory frameworks. Read More

Anderson’s research — which centers on leadership development and the systems-level changes needed to improve educational outcomes, especially in historically underserved communities — made her an especially attractive candidate. Read More