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Latest NewsMarch 12, 2025
Coursework: Learning Russian in the heart of Rochester
Undergraduates learn language, culture, politics, and customs from Russian-speaking Jewish émigrés.
January 22, 2025
What can Back to the Future teach us about US nuclear regulations?
Rebecca Frank's undergraduate internship taps into well-known '80s and '90s movies to boost civic engagement on social media.
May 1, 2024
Dmitry Bykov: Satirizing Putin
The Russian poet, journalist, and literary critic is teaching and lecturing at Rochester as part of the Humanities Center's Scholar in Exile program.
February 21, 2024
Scholar in Exile on Alexei Navalny: ‘One day I’ll walk along a street in Moscow named after him’
Dmitry Bykov discusses the late Russian opposition leader’s legacy, his own poisoning, and why Navalny posed a threat to the Russian president.
October 19, 2023
Undergraduates recognized for standout work in engineering and the humanities
Each year, the Hajim School awards well-rounded students with the Robert L. Wells Prize. Meet the Class of 2024 recipients.