Quadcast transcript: What’s the problem with civility?
The complete transcript for the February 7, 2019 episode of the University of Rochester Quadcast podcast.
Stock market ups and downs: A long view is in order
How concerned should the investing public be about recent downturns in the stock market? While daily fluctuations make for interesting news stories, Simon Business School professor Bill Schwert advises investors to “take a long view.”
5 things to do this weekend
The calendar features a variety of events at all campuses, including the River Campus, Eastman School of Music, Memorial Art Gallery, and Medical Center.
5 things to do this weekend
Jeanette Colby, calendar editor, offers a selection of events and activities to check out this weekend. Browse, discover, and share upcoming events on the University Events Calendar by logging in with your University NetID. The calendar features a variety of events at all campuses, including the River Campus, Eastman School, Memorial Art Gallery, and Medical Center.
5 thing to do this weekend
Jeanette Colby, the University calendar editor, offers a selection of events and activities to do this weekend. This weekend’s highlights include a performance by the International Theatre Program, an 18th Century comic opera, Eastman Wind ensemble performances, and Hispanic-Latino heritage celebration at the Memorial Art Gallery.
5 things to do this weekend
The University Events Calendar features a variety of events at all campuses, including the River Campus, Eastman School of Music, Memorial Art Gallery, and Medical Center. Find five things to do this weekend and more on the calendar.
Testing my ethnographic mettle in Elmina
I learned about the process, etiquette, and household names of ethnography in the classroom, and so I was ecstatic about the opportunity to test my know-how out in the field and conduct a study for myself.
Fate of historic forts rests in connecting them to the communities around them
The most help I can do for the preservation and heritage of Elmina castle, Fort Amsterdam, and the other slave castles along of the coast of Ghana is to teach others how they can study and care for the castle tomorrow.
Trip to Kumasi offers insights into Ashanti culture
In a break from their work on the forts of the Ghanaian coast, mechanical engineering major Seungju Yeo ’20 learns more about the culture and language of the Ashanti region of modern-day Ghana.
Like a fish out of water (with a side of banku)
The goal of this entry isn’t to try and definitively answer these questions, but rather to discuss how I got my feet planted. The first step was to acknowledge that I am not here to be comfortable.