Diversity in the News at Fisher
10/31/2025 - Several offices and Schools at St. John Fisher University are teaming up to host a campus-wide donation effort in support of Rochester Family Mission.
10/29/2025 - St. John Fisher University will celebrate first-generation students and alumni with a series of events the week of Monday, Nov. 3, in recognition of National First-Generation Week.
10/23/2025 - Dr. Holly Brown, executive director of the Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing, has joined the advisory committee for Project D.I.M.E. (Disability Inspired Medical Education).
10/20/2025 - The Fisher Feminist Alliance (FFA) took its mission of advocacy and education beyond the St. John Fisher University campus this semester with a trip to Washington, D.C., to attend the National Young Feminist Leadership Conference, hosted by the Feminist Majority Foundation.
10/07/2025 - This October, the School of Arts and Sciences will host two powerful lectures exploring intersections of social science and the humanities.
09/15/2025 - St. John Fisher University will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of events that explore culture, cuisine, and crafts.
09/08/2025 - The Golisano Institute for Developmental Disability Nursing at St. John Fisher University has launched an innovative, first-of-its-kind continuing education curriculum to help nurses deliver equitable care to patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
09/03/2025 - How many times have you said to yourself, “If I only knew then what I know now,” or “I could never do that”? Those are thoughts Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Phillips has said to herself many times.
08/29/2025 - St. John Fisher University is among one of 60 colleges and universities selected to join the 2025-2026 cohort of the FirstGen Forward Network, marking its demonstrated commitment to improving experiences and advancing success for first-generation college students.
08/06/2025 - Dr. Jonathan Shelley, assistant professor English, and Dr. Anthony Siracusa, assistant professor of history and community engagement, are piloting a new first-year program designed to provide additional support to students in the Fisher Urban Scholars program.