The University of Rochester announced this morning that it has chosen Sarah Mangelsdorf, currently the provost at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as its new president. She’ll take office in the summer of 2019, becoming the UR’s first woman president. Mangelsdorf will succeed interim President Richard Feldman, who took over earlier this year after a major […]
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Frederick Douglass statue damaged; police arrest two
Rochester police have charged two men with criminal mischief for allegedly damaging a statue of Frederick Douglass early Sunday morning. The 6-foot, 7-inch statue, which was at the corner of Alexander and Tracy Streets, is one of 13 statues of Douglass that have been placed around the city during the celebration of the 200th anniversary […]
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Rochester civil rights leader Connie Mitchell dies
An iconic figure in Rochester’s political and civil rights movement has died. Constance Mitchell was 90 years old. “Connie” as she was best known, was the first woman and the first African-American woman elected in Monroe County.
