News

October 4, 2013

Gay rights advocate to speak at RIT

Scholar, author and activist Aaron Belkin presents “Does American Imperial Power Depend on Military Sexual Violence?” on Oct. 9 for the Conable Distinguished Lecture Series.
October 3, 2013

RIT hosts Malmo University faculty members

Twenty-six faculty members from Malmo University—the largest contingent of faculty to ever visit RIT from an international campus—will participate in a three-day symposium.
September 24, 2013

College of Liberal Arts hosts reading series

The first set of readings in the Undergraduate/Faculty Reading Series, featuring faculty member Catherine Faurot and student Nicolas Eckerson, takes place at 5 p.m. Sept. 26.
September 20, 2013

RIT a cappella group to perform at Fringe Fest

A Q&A with third-year criminal justice student McKenzie Swift, a member of RIT’s all-female a cappella group, Encore.
September 13, 2013

Eastman House director visits RIT Sept. 19

Bruce Barnes will discuss the future of the Rochester landmark in the first installment of this year’s William A. Kern Lecture Series.
September 10, 2013

RIT celebrates Constitution Day Sept. 16

Leading this year’s discussion is Elizabeth Kaufer Busch, associate professor of American studies at Christopher Newport University.
August 21, 2013

Political science professor named senior fellow

RIT’s Joseph Fornieri, a renowned Abraham Lincoln scholar, has joined the Alexander Hamilton Institute for the Study of Western Civilization as a senior fellow.
August 1, 2013

History professor to lead lecture series

Michael Laver has been selected director of the new Stan McKenzie Salon Series, named for the former provost and retired longtime English department faculty member.
August 1, 2013

Graduate students earn kudos at conference

Several RIT graduate students were honored with cash prizes at RIT’s 5th annual Graduate Student Research and Creativity Symposium on July 23.
July 8, 2013

RIT, ‘D&C’ partner on journalism academy

During the Taub Scholars Multimedia Journalism Academy, high school students receive hands-on instruction in journalism with an emphasis on Web, mobile, tablet and print.
May 13, 2013

RIT contest spawns next generation of wordsmiths

Are you a techista? Rochester-area high school students submitted new words and their corresponding definitions for a Department of Communication contest.
May 8, 2013

Boost brain power at summer workshop

Knowledge Representation: From Data to Knowledge on July 16–19 will focus on bio-medical informatics, linguistics, epistemology and more.