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September 27, 2017
Diverse candidates to visit RIT for Future Faculty program
The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program welcomes diverse prospective faculty to explore teaching and post-doctoral opportunities at RIT. -
September 25, 2017
Assistant professor wins award for excellence in teaching
Reginald Rogers, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, received the Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. -
September 15, 2017
Norma Holland kicks off diversity speaker series
Local news anchor Norma Holland will be the first of three notable figures to speak as part of RIT’s 2017 Division of Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series. -
September 14, 2017
‘She Got Game’ filmmaker to talk at RIT Sept. 21
Cailleah Scott-Grimes’ 2015 award-winning documentary She Got Game is the story of a young woman searching to reconnect with the world of video games. -
September 13, 2017
Professor to speak about AME Church founder in D.C.
Professor Richard Newman will discuss Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., on Friday. -
September 13, 2017
Scientist organizes symposium on ‘Global Women of Light’
Jie Qiao is collaborating with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Frontiers in Optics OSA Conference. -
September 12, 2017
Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit
For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16. -
September 11, 2017
RIT recognized for diversity efforts
For the fourth year in a row, RIT received a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. RIT is also being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2017 by Minority Access, Incorporated. -
August 21, 2017
RIT welcomes largest-ever class of Rochester City Scholars
RIT will welcome the eighth class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars at a ceremony on Monday. Since the program was established in 2010, more than 150 students from the district have attended RIT and received full scholarships toward their degree programs. -
August 3, 2017
A family first: Graduating from college
Over the past 10 years, more than 5,000 first-generation students have enrolled in RIT undergraduate programs. Many have found support in on-campus programs designed to extend opportunity and encourage the pursuit of higher education. -
August 1, 2017
Princeton Review names RIT among best colleges
The education-services company The Princeton Review features RIT in the just-published 2018 edition of its annual book The Best 382 Colleges. -
July 12, 2017
RIT/NTID names Student Life Team director
Marvin “Tim” Albert has been named director of NTID’s Student Life Team and will supervise and oversee co-curricular events including clubs and Greek life for RIT/NTID’s 1,200 deaf and hard-of-hearing students.