News Stories

The Deseret News talks to Richard Newman, professor of history and author of Freedom’s Prophet: Bishop Richard Allen, the AME Church, and the Black Founding Fathers.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced an expansive statewide arts festival consisting of pop-up events, “NY PopsUp,” which will feature more than 300 performances that will take place across the state to help revitalize the struggling live entertainment sector. RIT was contacted and asked to host a “NY PopsUp” performance by Garth Fagan Dance to say thank you to some of our frontline workers.

CNN News18 features Eric Hittinger, associate professor of public policy, who came across the French term for a pie chart and then went on to research other terms for the circular chart.

With spring semester in full swing, RIT’s Fall Academic Planning Committee has been working to make recommendations to the university’s executive leadership for the upcoming fall semester.

The early weeks of RIT’s mandatory COVID-19 testing program have shown high compliance rates and commitment among students.

NTID has announced the appointment of Marlene Mata as a new member of the college’s National Advisory Group. Members of the NTID National Advisory Group, whose appointments are approved by the U.S. Department of Education, advise the NTID president in developing and carrying out policies governing the operation and direction of the college.

The Doug Peacock Scholarship will provide 75 awards in total for three cohort groups of five first-year students selected from the Kate Gleason College of Engineering, College of Engineering Technology, and Saunders College of Business.

RIT has announced a tuition scholarship program for New York state residents and graduates of New York colleges and universities seeking to further advance their career opportunities while the job market recalibrates and the country responds to the coronavirus pandemic.

In an effort to do everything possible to deliver a festival this summer, the producers of the CGI Rochester International Jazz Festival are pleased to announce that planning is underway to present the festival’s 19th edition this year on the RIT campus. 

Martha Stewart magazine talks with Jonathan Weissman, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security, about how to access Wi-Fi safely while in flight.

Kyle DeFord has become one of the stars of the HBO Max show STYLISH with Jenna Lyons. But it didn’t happen overnight. Graduating in 2008 in the middle of a recession, DeFord took a position at J. Crew at Eastview Mall. After several years working locally, he was hired as a recruiting coordinator in New York City, which became a pathway for the work he is doing today.

Student a cappella group Brick City Singers took top prize in the fourth annual Dr. Munson’s Performing Arts Challenge, held last Friday. Eleven students or student groups participated virtually in the finals, ranging from classical music, dance, American Sign Language music interpretation, and singing accompanied with guitar or baritone ukulele.