Good morning, Rochester. Welcome to the first issue of Quadline. We’re still figuring out exactly the best way to run this newsletter, so expect some changes for the first few . Ideally, you can expect this newsletter earlier in the week and longer. So, please pardon our dust.
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Here are your headlines for the week:
1. RIT President William Sanders Delivers State of the University Address
On Thursday, RIT President William Sanders delivered the annual State of the University address to an audience of faculty, staff and students. It was Sanders’ second such address as he begins his second academic year as president.
Jake Streamer & Zack Tyler / Quadline
2. “Libs of TikTok” Posts Unverified Photos of Supposed Flyers at RIT
On Sept. 10, the anniversary of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok posted images on X that it claimed showed flyers “going up around” RIT’s campus. The social media post shared on X did not elaborate on when or where the flyers were posted. At least one of the images appears to be misattributed.
Jake Streamer / Quadline
3. The Rochester Business Journal reports SUNY Brockport raised a record $49.6 million in its latest fundraising campaign, blowing past its original $40 million goal and notching the largest campaign in the history of SUNY’s comprehensive universities.
Nearly two-thirds of the haul will go toward scholarships, while the rest will support academic programs, internships and study abroad opportunities, among other priorities. (Not bad for a school where three out of four students already receive some form of financial aid.)
Andrea Deckert / Rochester Business Journal
4. WXXI reports International student enrollment at RIT and the University of Rochester dropped by about 300 students each this academic year, returning both schools to pandemic-era levels.
The decline comes amid tighter federal immigration policies and looming demographic pressures on colleges. UR limited admissions to some Ph.D. programs for Fall 2026 because of changes in federal research funding. At RIT, international students make up roughly one in 10 students, so this isn’t exactly a rounding error.
Brian Sharp / WXXI News
Staff Picks
This is where my team and I will share a few things we’re reading, watching and listening to each week. These picks are in no way related to any reporting, they’re just things we like and think you might enjoy, too.
This week, I’m reading The Rivalry Peril: How Great-Power Competition Threatens Peace and Weakens Democracy by Van Jackson and Michael Brenes.
And I’m listening to The Glow Pt. 2 by The Microphones.
