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Media Arts and Technology MS
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April 22, 2025
Virtually endless possibilities: RIT researchers push boundaries with immersive technologies
RIT researchers are pushing the boundaries with immersive technologies, including augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), extended reality (XR), and mixed reality (MR).
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April 18, 2025
That’s a wrap! Munson’s movies mark an RIT era
RIT’s 10th president will be remembered for many things after he retires June 30—construction of the SHED, completion of the 2025 Strategic Plan, creation of the Performing Arts Scholarship program. But a key piece of David Munson’s legacy is the six playful and sometimes wacky videos that welcomed students each year to RIT.
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March 21, 2024
Innovation unleashed: students forge transdisciplinary projects at RIT's a2ru summit
Students leveraged the variety of makerspaces in RIT's brand-new SHED facility to create arts-integrative work responding to a theme of "Play."
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August 30, 2023
New School of Design director, faculty hires ready for 2023-24 academic year
The College of Art and Design welcomes new hires to its faculty roster while longtime faculty Alex Lobos assumes a role as director of the School of Design.
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May 9, 2023
Longtime faculty/staff to retire after noteworthy careers at RIT
Mary Barnard, Willie Osterman, Kim Sherman and David Walter are retiring from RIT with a combined 117 years of experience at the university.
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April 12, 2022
Media arts and technology graduate students present learning outcomes
The media arts and technology Class of 2022 shares what they learned in the one-year graduate program.
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March 30, 2022
Graduate assistant opportunities give students valuable experience
Learn about the projects eight media arts and technology graduate assistants executed throughout the 2021-22 academic year.
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March 21, 2022
RIT Master Plan cuts tuition in half for eligible alumni
RIT is extending a special graduate tuition scholarship program to recent alumni as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year. The program helps alumni who graduated during the pandemic enhance their skill set for the new economy through master’s degrees that build upon collaboration, analytical thinking, complex problem solving, and flexibility.
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February 23, 2022
Graduate students reflect on fundraising effort for Haitian school
RIT Media Arts and Technology MS students launched a fundraising campaign as a class assignment, providing a platform for real-world application of marketing, media and communication practices.
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November 29, 2021
Graduate class launches fundraising campaign for school in Haiti
RIT's Media Arts and Technology MS program partnered with InterVol on a project to support Ecole l’Erudit de Léogâne, a Haitian school providing free, high-quality education for students from low-income families.
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October 28, 2021
Staff members enroll in master's program to expand career goals
Stephanie Berman and Boris Sapozhnikov are balancing life as full-time RIT staff members and part-time students in the Media Arts and Technology MS program.
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September 7, 2021
New leadership roles, faculty hires highlight changes in College of Art and Design
RIT's Schools of Art, American Crafts, Film and Animation, and Photographic Arts and Sciences are all under new leadership.