News
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January 21, 2016
RIT/NTID presents 'Tribes' Feb. 4-7
The College of Liberal Arts and NTID present Tribes, a comedy/drama about family conflict that arises when a son brings his deaf girlfriend home to meet his parents.
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January 12, 2016
Expressions of King’s Legacy event today at RIT
Musician Justin Kauflin and dancers Ailey II join keynote speaker Andrew Young for free Expressions of King’s Legacy event on campus Jan. 28. -
December 11, 2015
RIT to build national STEM diversity alliance
RIT has received a $270,225 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an alliance among independent diversity programs at universities across the country. -
December 3, 2015
Alumnus completes ASL typeface after 42 years
Peter A. Blacksberg ’75 (photography) became fascinated by fingerspelling as a student and spent the next 42 years crafting a modern typeface for American Sign Language. -
November 23, 2015
Research awardees recognized at ceremony
11 projects recently awarded Connect grants from AdvanceRIT, a program to support female faculty's professional development, were honored at a reception on Oct. 29. -
November 23, 2015
Jerome Underwood named 2015-16 Minett Professor
Senior director of Youth Development and Family Services at Rochester City School District Jerome Underwood was named the 2015-2016 Frederick H. Minett Professor at RIT. -
November 20, 2015
RIT hosts multiple discussions and events on race
In the wake of recent campus protests over how universities address diversity and inclusion, RIT hosted a week of conversations on the topic, some planned and some impromptu. -
November 11, 2015
Peter Jemison to advise on Native American issues
Peter Jemison, a member of the Heron clan of the Seneca Nation, will become RIT’s first Special Adviser to the President on Native American Issues. -
November 10, 2015
Andrew Young to speak at 2016 King’s Legacy event
Andrew Young, close friend and associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, will be the keynote speaker at the 2016 Expressions of King's Legacy Celebration at RIT. -
November 10, 2015
Twyla Cummings to receive prominent honor
Twyla J. Cummings, senior associate dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, has won the Printing Industries of America’s 2015 Naomi Berber Memorial Award. -
November 6, 2015
Ebony Miller named CUE interim director
Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director. -
October 22, 2015
Women in Engineering, Computing open house Nov. 7
Women in Engineering and Women in Computing will house an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7. Girls in 5th through 9th grades can come learn about STEM opportunities.