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Keith Jenkins
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September 26, 2022
Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of 'The 1619 Project' Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at RIT
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will deliver the keynote address at RIT’s annual celebration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will headline RIT’s 41st Expressions of King’s Legacy.
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September 19, 2022
Distinguished Rochester attorney T. Andrew Brown to serve as RIT’s new Minett Professor
T. Andrew Brown, a distinguished attorney with a nearly 40-year career, including time as general counsel of the National Bar Association, will serve as RIT’s Frederick H. Minett Professor for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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September 16, 2022
Colors of Success DEI award presented
WHEC-TV features the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce's Colors of Success DEI award, presented to Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion.
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September 13, 2022
RIT named ‘Diversity Champion’ and HEED Award winner by ‘INSIGHT Into Diversity’
RIT received two prestigious awards from the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine designated RIT as a 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient and a 2022 Diversity Champion.
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August 24, 2022
RIT welcomes city scholars who received full scholarships
WXXI talks to students Brett Renaud and Noemi Lopez, and Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion, about RIT's Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program.
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March 23, 2022
RIT Diversity and Equity Campus Climate Survey underway for students, faculty, and staff
RIT has launched a new survey that will allow the campus community to provide confidential, honest feedback about the university’s ability to create an inclusive, diverse, engaging, and supportive environment.
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February 14, 2022
Creating a free speech campus culture
After the contested 2020 presidential election, the tumult of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, and the national protests following the killing of George Floyd, RIT looked inward to see how to address the political climate with the student body. The result is an increased effort to create a campus culture of free speech and to give students the skills to participate in civil discourse respectfully and productively long after they graduate.
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January 31, 2022
Community of innovators hits record numbers
RIT’s community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni has grown larger than ever. Enrollment jumped to a new record last fall with 19,718 students studying across all campuses, up 1,050 from fall 2020.
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January 28, 2022
Henry Louis Gates, at RIT event, says it’s a time for truth, courage
WXXI features RIT's 40th annual Expression of King's Legacy event.
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January 20, 2022
RIT’s annual Let Freedom Ring event rescheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 1
RIT’s annual Let Freedom Ring event has been rescheduled to take place from 12-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 1, in Ingle Auditorium. The event was originally planned to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but was rescheduled when RIT closed due to a powerful winter storm.
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December 27, 2021
Building a solid DEI foundation requires long-term commitment
Rochester Business Journal talks to Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for Diversity and Inclusion, about RIT's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts.
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December 6, 2021
Award-winning filmmaker, cultural critic, and journalist Henry Louis Gates Jr. to speak at RIT
Henry Louis Gates Jr. will deliver the keynote address at RIT’s 40th Expressions of King’s Legacy. The event is free and open to the public, taking place from noon to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Gordon Field House and Activities Center.