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UR alumnus endows Director of Rare Books & Special Collections position

Rare Books library receives sizable donation from alumnus towards directorship Read More

Dining takes student feedback into account to make spring 2013 changes

Dining has unveiled a series of changes to campus venues for the spring 2013 semester. Read More

Caught in a pickle, thieves lose appetite

1. On Thursday, Jan. 17, workers at the Hillside Market caught two females fleeing the premises with a stolen jar of pickles, UR Security Investigator Roger Keirsbilck said. Claiming that they had dropped their receipt, the females told workers that they were not carrying their IDs. When a UR Security officer requested to see their […]

Two graduate students victims of on-campus armed robbery

The on-campus armed robbery Sunday, Jan. 20 prompts review of UR security protocols. Read More

Bordeaux family files $24 million lawsuit

Jeffrey Bordeaux, Jr.’s family has filed a $24 million lawsuit against UR, Delta Upsilon and Daren Venable in response to Bordeaux, Jr.'s fatal stabbing on Jan. 15, 2011. Read More

Partial bar bus hiatus remains amid alleged violations

Little student interest in fully re-instating bar buses has been seen since last February, despite alleged instances of groups violating bar bus policy. Read More

UR, nine other peer institutions establish Semester Online initiative

Along with nine other peer institutions, UR has established a unique for-credit online education initiative called Semester Online, which will offer courses in a broad range of disciplines beginning in 2013. Read More

Speaking Fellows tutoring program to supplement Writing Center

UR will launch a Speaking Fellows program next semester to supplement the existing Writing Fellows tutoring service that is offered. Read More

Contract approved after months of negotiations

After months of stalled negotiations, UR and the Service Employees International Union have agreed on a contract for 1,800 service workers. Read More

City of Rochester scores in top quarter of U.S. cities for LGBT equality

The 2012 Municipality Index study gave Rochester 89 out of 100 points for LGBT equality, which can also be seen on UR's campus. Read More