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February 1, 2017
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RIT to partner with Vellore Institute of Technology
RIT has signed an agreement to establish a joint center with Vellore Institute of Technology at its new extension campus located in Vijayawada in the capital of Andhra Pradesh, India. -
February 1, 2017
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Top stories and videos for January
News and videos about David C. Munson Jr. being named as RIT’s next president were among the most popular last month. Check out all of January’s top stories and videos. -
February 1, 2017
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RIT featured in ‘Colleges that Pay You Back’
RIT is recognized by The Princeton Review in the 2017 edition of Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Schools That Give You the Best Bang for Your Tuition Buck. Ratings were based on academics, cost, financial aid, graduation rates, student debt, and alumni salaries and job satisfaction. -
February 1, 2017
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Datto CEO McChord to give commencement address
RIT alumnus Austin McChord, founder and CEO of the widely acclaimed technology company Datto Inc., will be the keynote speaker for the university’s 132nd commencement celebration. -
January 26, 2017
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David C. Munson Jr. introduced with high hopes
David C. Munson Jr., who will follow retiring RIT President Bill Destler, received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the community in the Gordon Field House on Wednesday. Students, faculty and staff say they are excited to meet and work with the new president. -
January 25, 2017
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David C. Munson Jr. named RIT’s 10th president
David C. Munson Jr. was introduced to the community today as Rochester Institute of Technology’s 10th president. Munson, who will assume RIT’s top post July 1, was introduced by RIT Board Chair Christine Whitman at a community-wide event this morning in the Gordon Field House. -
January 19, 2017
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Dyer Arts Center opens 2017 with three exhibits
The Dyer Arts Center hosts “(Re)Invention,” a traveling exhibition from the Kennedy Center; an exhibit with works from the personal collections of faculty artists from RIT/NTID’s Visual Communication Studies Department; and an exhibit on “Shakespeare in American Deaf History.” -
January 13, 2017
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RIT to expand student anti-terrorism initiative
It’s Time: ExOut Extremism, an online initiative to combat violent extremism that started as a classroom assignment, has been awarded $149,000 from the Department of Homeland Security. -
January 11, 2017
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RIT experiences ingenuity at CES
More than 170,000 tech enthusiasts gathered from around the globe to experience technology innovation at the 50th anniversary of the Consumer Electronics Show, including dozens of RIT alumni, faculty and students. -
January 10, 2017
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Alumnus to receive Academy Award
Brian Cantwell ’99 (film and animation) is a member of the team at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) that will be recognized for its design and development of ILM’s facial performance-capture solving system. -
January 4, 2017
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Top stories and videos for December
News about RIT’s first-ever winter glass sale was among the most popular last month. Check out all of December’s top stories and videos. -
January 3, 2017
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RIT alumnus named Forbes ‘30 Under 30’
RIT alumnus Sean Petterson landed on the prestigious 2017 Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ list in manufacturing and industry. Petterson, who graduated from RIT in 2013 in industrial design, is a founder of the industrial safety products company StrongArm Technologies Inc.
