College of Liberal Arts News

RIT students explored culture, identity, and psychology through an immersive study abroad experience.

Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining the economic tradeoffs associated with carbon taxes.

Two student groups and an adjunct professor earned accolades at the society's annual awards ceremony. 

Tamar Carroll, department chair in the College of Liberal Arts, is featured in a Spectrum News story about the exhibition “Picturing Equality: The Lambda Network at Kodak,” which highlights how LGBTQ+ employees at Kodak helped transform workplace culture.

Using never-before-shared archival documents, photographs, videos, and oral history interviews, the exhibition at George Eastman Museum explores how Kodak's Lambda members changed corporate culture and benefit policies to be more inclusive.

Creating opportunities for RIT's performing arts community to flourish as the new Performing Arts Center opens a bold new chapter for creativity, performance, and artistic expression is a high priority for the year ahead.

Michigan Public highlighted research by Divya Ramjee, assistant professor of criminal justice, examining the effectiveness of ShotSpotter gunshot-detection technology in Detroit as city officials consider renewing or replacing the system.

In a commentary for The Conversation, Tamar Carroll, department chair in the College of Liberal Arts, chronicles how LGBTQ employees at Eastman Kodak Company organized the Lambda Network to challenge workplace discrimination.

Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how India’s Green Revolution influenced the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity.

The $24 million gift supports several strategic priorities, including the creation of a Harris-Pratt Directorship for the university's new artificial intelligence institute expected to launch in early 2027, expanded scholarship support, and strengthened endowments for three distinguished professorships.

Experiences at RIT helped Ryan Lamon ’17 (criminal justice) discover his passion for practicing law.

Canary Media highlights research by Eric Hittinger, chair of the Department of Public Policy, showing that vehicle-to-grid technology could provide significant value to electric vehicle owners and the power grid by allowing EV batteries to store and return electricity when needed.