More than $4.8 million awarded to RIT, colleges in the Rochester region.
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COVID and the classroom
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The coronavirus pandemic has upended traditional forms of instruction and learning. As a result, teachers have been forced to adapt and find new ways to connect with students.
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RIT sponsored research hits another record high
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In its most recently completed fiscal year, RIT secured a $82 million in research grants, a 39 percent increase over its record-setting 2018-19 total.
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New leader of MCC named
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DeAnna Burt-Nanna will be the sixth president and first person of color to lead the college.
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City schools plan partial return to in-person learning
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Some RCSD lower grades and special-needs students will return to school buildings, but upper-grade instruction will mostly stay online.
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State-appointed monitor outlines plans for RCSD
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Shelley Jallow’s presentation highlighted the academic and financial challenges facing the city school district.
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A moral force
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Rev. Angela Sims is tackling the challenges facing Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, an institution that shares her ideals.
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RCSD sets partial reopening for disabled students
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The program, slated to begin Jan. 4, follows concerns raised over the adequacy of the district’s special education programs during the pandemic.
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RCSD’s undaunted new leader
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Despite the Rochester district’s chronically underperforming schools, budget crisis and COVID challenges, Lesli Myers-Small says “this is the moment I’ve been waiting for all of my life.”
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St. John Fisher receives $3 million in gifts
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The funds from former students and through a match from Wegmans will make a Fisher education accessible to more students and boost innovative instructional approaches.
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Entering the world of tokenized investments
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Rochester Institute of Technology has directly invested in Cosimo X, a blockchain-focused venture fund, becoming the first university in the nation to do so. Alum Robert Frasca’s track record helped the decision, says Gregory Van Laeken, RIT’s managing director for investments.