NTID AlumniNews

RIT/NTID Alumni Relations host gathering at Streetcar 82

On May 15, RIT/NTID Alumni Relations held a gathering at Streetcar 82 in Washington, D.C., where fellow alumni mixed and mingled and learned about the news from NTID and the alumni community.

On May 15, RIT/NTID alumni gathered for a group photo at the Washington D.C.-based brewery, Streetcar 82. Photo credit: Ceasar Jones
Four RIT/NTID alums, also the members of the NTIDAA Board of Directors, took a photo together with the banner to represent their Tigers pride. The Board members appeared in this picture include Christie Ong ’09, Ceasar Jones ’16, Jeremy Sebest ’99, and Omar Chung ’13. Photo credit: Ceasar Jones
Topics
Events

Latest Stories

Christine Sun Kim returned to RIT as the featured speaker for NTID’s Edmund Lyon Memorial Lectureship Series in April in the RIT Performing Arts Center.

RIT grad named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow for her innovative artwork

Artist Christine “CK” Sun Kim ’02 has been named a 2026 MacArthur Fellow, a prestigious award known as a “genius grant” that comes with an $800,000 stipend.

Erica Israel poses outdoors with school children in green and white uniforms, with several smiling and making the 'I love you' hand sign.

Psychology alum travels to Ethiopia to support deaf students’ access to education and literacy

Limited literacy and educational resources are global issues facing deaf youths in developing countries. In August 2026, RIT/NTID alum Erica Israel ’11 (psychology), ’14 (school psychology) joined an annual trip with Visions Global Empowerment (VGE) to Ethiopia with a mission to help ensure that deaf children gain access to language, community, and education. 

Gary Behm, director of the NTID Center on Access Technology, uses Google’s Sign Language-to-Text app, which he and others in the center helped evaluate prior to its release.

RIT helps Google develop new technology that converts sign language into text

Researchers at RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf have collaborated with Google to test new AI technology that converts sign language into text in real time.

Caroline M. Solomon, NTID President, wearing glasses and a black blazer over a white top, smiling in front of a bright orange background featuring photo displays and a potted plant.

NTIDAA Video: An Interview with NTID President Caroline Solomon

Adebola Desalu, former board president of the NTID Alumni Association, interviews NTID President Caroline Solomon, who reflects on her first academic year at RIT/NTID.

More Stories