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flag display
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
Campus
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
Campus
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
Chi Omega undergoes mass disaffiliation
73% of the sorority Chi Omega has decided disaffiliation is the best method to fix their organization. Read More
Campus
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
Campus
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
Campus
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
Beyond Rochester
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
Beyond Rochester
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
News
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
