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Statue of Industry in Rush Rhees Library

This statue which stands at the top of the Grand Staircase in Rush Rhees Library, was designed by Phillip Merz (who also designed much of the River Campus). The statue was carved at the studio of A. A. Ardolino, who carved the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. (Ardolino also carved the figures in the pediment on the façade of the Library.) The Statue of Industry is not based on any figure of classical mythology, but has a cog near her left heel and a wheel. She holds an oil lamp in her hand which according to some was the second choice. The first design apparently showed her holding a Kodak camera. This was deemed inappropriate, although Mr. Eastman

Warner School associate professor Kara Finnigan. // University of Rochester 2014 Presidential Symposium "Revitalizing K-12 Education in Rochester" in the Interfaith Chapel February 4, 2014. // photo by J. Adam Fenster / University of Rochester

The clock tower in Dandelion Square is pictured during University of Rochester

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Warner in the Media

Lynn Gatto on Kindergarten Education on NPR

Joanne Larson on Student Achievement in Democrat & Chronicle

Alumnus Kevin Coffey '08W (EdD) on Social Work, Counseling Careers in Democrat & Chronicle

Jayne Lammers on Technology Usage Among Adolescents on WROC-TV

Alumnus Robert Snyder '12, '13W (MS, CAS) Featured in D&C "Make Schools Better" Blog

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News at Warner

Starting Over in U.S. Education: Author of New Book Aims to Flip a Broken K-12 School System
Dedicated to the children and youth of the future and written by Professor Joanne Larson, Radical Equality in Education chronicles how the United States has reached a crisis point in public education and offers suggestions for a complete reboot of the current K-12 educational system that the author claims has been broken for decades. Larson closely examines flaws in the K-12 education system and lays out a plan for fundamental change in schools.
Presidential Symposium Tackles Challenges in Rochester City Schools
The Feb. 4 Presidential Symposium, “Revitalizing K-12 Education in Rochester,” featured plenary speaker Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, Rochester City School Superintendent Bolgen Vargas, and area educators, administrators, and researchers discussing the complexities of urban education, the possibilities for success, and the importance of mobilizing community constituencies to improve Rochester City Schools.
Discovering that Learning Isn't the Same as Being Taught
Carolyn Marthens '12, '13W (MS) is featured in a Meliora Challenge video celebrating scholarships. A Cushman Scholar, Marthens shares her experiences at Rochester, and gives us a look at the Horizons at Warner summer enrichment program. (Story and video are included.)
Randall Curren Appointed to Honorary Professorship
Randall Curren, professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy and professor of education, has been appointed to an honorary professorship at the Royal Institute of Philosophy in London—the first in the institution’s 87-year history. The professorship is concurrent with Curren’s appointment to a fractional research Chair in Moral and Virtue Education at the Jubilee Centre for Character and Values in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham in England.
Warner Professor Publishes Guide to Getting Published in English
The growing use of English in academic journal publishing has presented new challenges to scholars from countries where English is not a main language of communication to publish and share research across borders. A newly published book gives step-by-step guidance to scholars on how to navigate the complex and evolving world of writing for academic publication in English and supports them in their publishing endeavors.

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