News

Flag display temporarily removed, put under review

The flags were taken down at the request of President Sarah Mangelsdorf and Provost Robert Clark in response to “concerns raised about the display in past semesters." Read More

Frederick Douglass Institute director appointed after two-year search

Jeffrey Q. McCune will become the Director of the Frederick Douglass Institute (FDI) on June 1, 2021.  Read More

Public forum discusses anti-racist education, engagement with Rochester

"It's got to be deep [...] sustained engagement with community and community organizations,” said University President Sarah Mangerlsdorf. Read More

Chi Omega undergoes mass disaffiliation

73% of the sorority Chi Omega has decided disaffiliation is the best method to fix their organization. Read More

Sorority members call for mass disaffiliation in open letter

The letter, written by three Alpha Phi women of color and signed in solidarity by nine white sorority members, calls for an end to Greek life at UR. Read More

Discriminatory recruitment practices stir up uncertainty for Alpha Phi, Greek life

The applicants considered the prettiest, the letter says, would likely be the only ones to make it through recruitment. Read More

Socially distant undergraduate move-in plans announced

More information on the University’s restart plans can be found on the University’s coronavirus planning page. Read More

Judge rules international students are able to take a fully online semester in United States

ICE guidelines are now set to the emergency guidelines issued in march, which are relaxed to allow students to take all courses online in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

ICE guidelines and UR lawsuit support explained in town hall

“This is terrible policy guidance and terribly written” Gatewood said, also calling the actions “xenophobic and pernicious.” Read More

United States announces restrictions for international students for Fall 2020

Students who do not comply “may face immigration consequences including, but not limited to, the initiation of removal proceedings.” Read More