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decarceration
REJI Towards a World Without Prisons zoom a success
At 3 p.m. on Martin Luther King Junior Day, the Rochester Education Justice Initiative (REJI) hosted the “Towards a World Without Prisons” Zoom panel, featuring representatives of eight organizations working to decarcerate New York.
approval process
Approval needed for student employees on campus, study abroad programs not affected
Students who stayed over break who hadn’t been working but “whose jobs became necessary when we re-started classes remotely” were compiled “in a list of names and why the duties were necessary for re-starting the semester, and then those names were submitted to the Interim Provost (Sarah Peyre) for her approval."
Climate Change
Snowstorm’s possible link to climate change, impact on vulnerable residents
During storms such as last week’s storm, which hit Rochester Sunday evening into Monday, communities can be greatly impacted by a lack of access to transportation, adequate housing, and food.
Administration
Students react to January classes moving online, guidance to remain off-campus
Many students voiced their thoughts about the decision on social media and in interviews with the Campus Times.
COVID-19
UR online until at least Jan. 31, students without approval to remain at home
Students will not be allowed on campus early unless granted permission by the University.
booster shot
Booster shots, negative COVID-19 test required for spring semester
A COVID-19 booster shot will be required to return to campus in spring for all students eligible to receive one.
AS&E
Professor suspended after saying n-word in class
On Sept. 21, white English professor David Bleich read aloud an article containing multiple instances of the n-word in front of his class.
COVID-19
UR responds to Omicron variant
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency, which went into effect Friday.
Boar's Head Dinner
UR students attend the 86th annual Boar’s Head Dinner
On Thursday, Dec. 2, Feldman Ballroom transformed into an English great hall for a couple of hours for the 86th annual Boar’s Head Dinner.
premature birth rates
UR Medicine study links redlining in Rochester to premature birth rates
“This is further evidence of the influence of a legacy of structural racism on the disproportionate burden of adverse pregnancy outcomes for Black women in the U.S.,” Hollenbach said in an article published in URMC news.