Education
Mortimer named inaugural Golisano Institute president
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Ian Mortimer, who most recently was vice president of enrollment management and associate provost at RIT, will lead the business school launched by Paychex founder Tom Golisano.
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Ian Mortimer, who most recently was vice president of enrollment management and associate provost at RIT, will lead the business school launched by Paychex founder Tom Golisano.
The Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship plans to charge students $8,900 a year in tuition.
PlayROCs, released this week by the Healthi Kids Coalition, says children and parents view play as an essential form of learning and part of a well-rounded education.
The 10-year initiative, endowed by University of Rochester life trustee James Wyant and his wife, Tammy, will enable the institute to increase its prominence and its faculty by 50 percent.
Separating myth from reality in the student loan crisis is a complex task. Knowledgeable observers assert that the system needs major surgery, not a butterfly bandage.
Colleges and universities are working to find effective ways to serve and reflect a changing student body.
It marks the fifth year of funding for the university’s Fisher Improves Nursing through Diversity program, which has received more than $5 million since 2016.
The Monroe County Legislature OK’d $35 million in funds to build the new training center at Monroe Community College’s Brighton campus.
The program for high school students offers a taste of the campus experience while also introducing them to the humanities.
The positions in the College of Science were made possible by a $2 million gift from alumnus Jeffrey Harris and his partner, Joyce Pratt.