A History of the University of Rochester, 1850-1962

x, 359 pp. 9 3/8 x 6 3/8. Black-and-white photographs. A history by the university's historian, who was also a history professor at UR for nearly forty years. The text was edited and abridged after the May's death by Lawrence Eliot Klein, from a manuscript of over 1,500 pages. Foreword by W. Allen Wallis. The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through six schools and various interdisciplinary programs. The university is home to several noted schools and programs, including the number one ranked Eastman School of Music and The Institute of Optics, the oldest optics program in the United States. The university enrolls approximately 4,600 undergraduates and 3,900 graduate students. The University of Rochester competes in the NCAA's Division III for athletics. UR with its affiliated Strong Health System is the largest employer in the Greater Rochester area.