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Why is a 16th-century tradition attracting activists on the Christian right?
Tue, 03 Jan 2023
Scholar Anna Rosensweig explains how early modern resistance theory is inspiring far-right individuals to defy local, state, and federal laws.
Continue ReadingNew director of the Susan B. Anthony Institute reflects on her background and plans
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
June Hwang brings her whole self—a Korean American woman, a Northern Californian, and a scholar of German and Jewish studies with a specialty in film—to the role.
Continue ReadingFact-checking Putin’s claims that Ukraine and Russia are ‘one people’
Thu, 03 Mar 2022
Rochester historian Matthew Lenoe explains how Ukraine’s history is intertwined with Russia’s—but also with that of many other nations, empires, ethnicities, and religions.
Continue ReadingMeet the recipients of the 2021 Goergen Awards for teaching excellence
Tue, 26 Oct 2021
Rochester professors Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be formally recognized for their exceptional undergraduate teaching on October 28.
Continue ReadingWill Bridges: Innovation and student involvement as teaching tools
Tue, 26 Oct 2021
A fourth-generation teacher with a passion for post-World War II Japanese literature, the associate professor is always searching for innovative ways to reach his students.
Continue ReadingThree professors to receive Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Mon, 13 Sep 2021
Will Bridges, Jason Middleton, and Elaine Sia will be honored at an on-campus ceremony in October.
Continue ReadingProfessor of Japanese remembered as a prolific and creative scholar
Wed, 28 Jul 2021
David Holloway was a promising assistant professor in Japanese studies and director of the East Asian studies undergraduate program.
Continue ReadingMeet the 2019 recipients of the Goergen Award for teaching excellence
Fri, 18 Oct 2019
Three University educators are being recognized as the recipients of the 2019 Goergen Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Matthew BaileyShea, Ryan Prendergast, and Katherine Schaefer.
Continue ReadingRyan Prendergast: Teaching the principles of Don Quixote and beyond
Fri, 18 Oct 2019
“We should give students the input and tools to be able to produce knowledge on their own,” says Ryan Prendergast, an associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Continue ReadingStudents thrive at the intersections of engineering, computer science, and humanities
Wed, 09 Oct 2019
Seniors Melissa Wen, Nathan Nickerson, and Jarrod Young are this year's winners of the Wells Award, given each year to high-achieving students in the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences who also excel in the humanities.
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