EVENT: Melissa Harris-Perry to Deliver MLK Commemorative Address
In addition to her show, which airs from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC, Melissa Harris-Perry is a professor of political science at Tulane University.
Shuttle Fleet Goes High-Tech
Swipe card readers, real-time tracking and drive cams come on board the new fleet of shuttle buses in early January.
Rare Books Directorship Endowed
This $1 million endowment will expand the University’s efforts to preserve, digitize, and share historic collections once only available to a select few.
Gail Norris Named Vice President, General Counsel
Norris has served as the University’s senior legal counsel the University for all aspects of operations, including litigation management, risk management, business and tax matters, and conflicts of interest since 2005.
300 Students Compete in FIRST LEGO League Championship
Teams will explore the topic of aging—working to solve issues like getting around, keeping in touch, and staying fit.
Mary Ann Mavrinac Installed as Dean of River Campus Libraries
Mavrinac is a recognized leader in the creation of inspiring learning spaces and the development of digital services.
An Anthropologist in the Library
In honor of her innovative methods and influence, Nancy Fried Foster will receive the Martin E. Messinger Libraries Recognition Award for 2012.
Rochester Explores For-Credit Online Education
The University is partnering with nine peer institutions to establish a consortium to explore a new, for-credit, online course program called “Semester Online.”
David Primo Named First Recipient of Gabrellian Professorship
Primo is the first to hold this endowed position, which recognizes a multidisciplinary scholar and teacher whose work bridges two or more academic fields.
LeChase Hall to Feature Wentworth Atrium
The Wentworths made the gift “in grateful appreciation to the University for its mission of education and research,” designating it to the “long-term facility needs of the Warner School of Education.”