Education
UR students launch hunger strike
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Participants call on the University of Rochester to recognize the genocide in Gaza and sever its alleged ties to the Israeli war effort and settlement movement.
Education
Eastman School receives record gift from Joan and Jeff Beal
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The historic multimillion-dollar gift from the Beals, Eastman alumni, will fund a major expansion of Eastman’s Beal Institute for Film Composition and Contemporary Media, which the couple established in 2015.
Education
City school board OKs independent audit of pay problems
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Amid ongoing payroll snafus at RCSD, the board authorized an audit of the transition to the Oracle system by an independent third-party firm.
Education
PhD students at UR get minimum stipend
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The first universitywide minimum stipend for doctoral students comes after pressure from the Graduate Labor Union.
Education
The Golisano Institute enters its third chapter
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With its first two-year class graduated, the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship sees its future in continuing effective educational practices and embracing AI technology.
Education
Bilingual funding restored in Trump administration reversal
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The federal Department of Education froze, then unfroze, billions of dollars in grant funding.
Education
Buying time with Rochester’s teachers
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New Superintendent Eric Rosser resolved a snafu that delayed approval of a one-year contract extension for RCSD teachers, but bigger issues remain: declining student enrollment and high teacher turnover.
Education
Pittsford to join programs offering free school meals
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After 12 years away, the Pittsford Central School District will return to the federally assisted National School Lunch Program and also join New York’s new Universal Free Meal Plan.
Education
An expulsion at Eastman
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Rebecca Bryant Novak, a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music who complained about alleged harassment by a faculty member, is now fighting her dismissal from the school. The case involves questions of due process and First Amendment rights.
Education
RCSD drafts policy to restrict digital device use
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The policy, required by a new amendment to New York’s Education Law, prohibits students’ use of “internet-enabled devices” during the school day. Other area districts also are updating their policies.