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The stories behind Hanukkah’s signature fried foods
Hanukkah foods include latkes and fried jelly donuts. Professor Nora Rubel explains how such dishes carry meaning beyond the kitchen.
We are the world: URochester students learn, work, and research across the globe
From traditional study abroad to life-changing community service, the University offers an education abroad experience for virtually anyone.
Daniel Beaumont, an expert on Arabian medieval literature and language, remembered
From medieval Arabic texts to Delta blues, Beaumont left students with lessons that shaped both intellect and identity.
Back-to-school meets future-ready: New academic programs at Rochester
The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.
Professors of religion, writing, and biomedical engineering recognized for teaching excellence
Whitney Gegg-Harrison, Jack Downey, and James McGrath approach undergraduate teaching at Rochester in distinctive ways that resonate with their students.
Jack Downey: Family tragedy channeled into a passion for social justice
The associate professor of religion helps shape the perspectives of his undergraduates not only at the University, but also at area prisons.
The ethics of dark tourism
Julia Granato crisscrossed Europe to study human bone collection and display sites. Now she’s pondering what it means to display and visit human remains.
Rochester’s college-in-prison program becomes western New York’s prison education hub
The Mellon Foundation has renewed its support for the Rochester Education Justice Initiative with an additional three-year, $1 million grant.
Emil Homerin: An American religion scholar remembered
A leading scholar of Sufi poetry and mysticism, Emil Homerin is remembered by his students and colleagues for his enthusiasm and generosity
University prison education initiative awarded major grant from Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
The University's cornerstone prison education initiative receives a $1 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand and further develop its programming.