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When Tamar W. Carroll became a trustee of the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House in 2020, her appointment added to the web of connections Rochester Institute of Technology has with the cultural institution. 

Essay written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content requires a subscription to view.)

Utility Dive talks to Eric Hittinger, associate professor and interim chair of the Department of Public Policy, about cryptocurrency and electricity grids.

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.

The Washington Post features RIT/NTID alumni Youmee Lee ’13 (professional technical communications) and Laural Hartman ’05 (illustration), ’07 MS (secondary education of students who are deaf or hard of hearing), ’20 MFA (fine arts studio) and former Dyer Arts Center Director Tabitha Jacques.

WROC-TV talks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, about changes in the prices of goods and world geopolitics.

WHEC-TV talks to Robert Ulin, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, about child labor used on cocoa farms.

The RIT Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Professor Michael Ruhling, is offering a series of four free performances Wednesday afternoons this semester, exploring the music of Ludwig van Beethoven.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation. This article was republished by Business Insider and the Houston Chronicle, among others.

Cecilia Alm, an associate professor in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, was awarded nearly $2 million by the National Science Foundation to lead a team of RIT faculty addressing a lack of diversity in the artificial intelligence research community and gaps in AI curricula.

The largest construction project on the RIT campus in more than 50 years remains on track to open in fall 2023. When complete, the Student Hall for Exploration and Development (SHED) will cover more than 120,000 square feet of new construction as well as more than 83,000 square feet of renovations in two existing buildings.