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RIT will welcome Eddie Glaude Jr. as the keynote speaker for the 44th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy program at noon on Thursday, Jan. 29, in the Gordon Field House and Activities Center. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required for planning purposes.

Forbes has named RIT one of the “Top 15 Colleges for Launching Your Career,” highlighting the university’s strong cooperative education program, industry partnerships, and career-focused academic offerings.

Rochester Beacon mentions the potential for expanded research at RIT under a strategic partnership between Greater Rochester Enterprise and New York Photonics.

According to Steven Spielberg, all good ideas start out as bad ideas. That’s why a duo from RIT has launched the game studio Bad Ideas Productions.

Recognizing the growing demand for globally fluent creatives, RIT has partnered with Prague’s Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts to launch a new student exchange program designed to prepare students for the realities of globalized creative industries.

An essay by André Hudson, dean of the College of Science, published by The Washington Post. (This content may require a subscription to view.)

RIT is highlighted by Programs.com in its 2026 guide to the best doctoral programs in cybersecurity. The Ph.D. program in computing and information sciences was ranked No. 14 for combining information security research with hands-on application.

An essay by Evan Selinger, professor in the Department of Philosophy, published by The Boston Globe. (This content will require a subscription to view.)

WXXI speaks with Martin Plass, director of energy storage testing in the Battery Development Center, about risks associated with battery storage.

RIT professor Martin Gordon was recently voted president-elect of the American Society for Engineering Education.

The Executive MBA program at Saunders College of Business is preparing a set of curriculum updates with the aim of better aligning executive education with the needs of the current business environment.

City and State New York includes RIT President Bill Sanders on its 2025 Upstate Power 100 list.