Rochester Institute of Technology Liberal Arts and Social Sciences News

  • November 20, 2018

    Man in decorated military uniform with American flag in background

    Liberal Arts alumnus promoted to four-star general
    U.S. Army Gen. Stephen R. Lyons ’83 (criminal justice) took over U.S. Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in August, becoming the first Army officer to lead the global combatant command.

  • November 8, 2018

    On the left is a headshot of Matt Altobelli. On the right is the cover art for his book, which features the silhouette of a solider and a moon with dog tags hanging from it.

    Student Spotlight: Experiences with PTSD
    Meet Matt Altobelli, a third-year psychology student who is publishing a personal memoir about the struggles he has faced dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

  • October 23, 2018

    The cover of Carroll, Kray and Mandell's new book, featuring bright red text for the title and two small portraits of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

    Faculty members’ new book looks at 2016 presidential election
    Nasty Women and Bad Hombres: Gender and Race in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election, edited by three RIT faculty members in RIT’s College of Liberal Arts, looks at how Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and American voters invoked ideas of gender, race and history in that election.

  • October 23, 2018

    Students sitting at tables and looking toward the speaker who is off camera.

    RIT hosts Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday
    The Entrepreneurship Conference at RIT features informational networking sessions, the student Tiger Tank competition and a keynote address from Mark Gentile, founder of Odyssey Software.

  • October 11, 2018

    Yellow "Crime Scene Do Not Cross" police tape stretching across black pavement.

    RIT research aims to cut Rochester gun violence
    With a grant from the New York State Health Foundation, RIT’s Center for Public Safety Initiatives will form a program to determine whether a victim of street crime was involved in a dispute, and whether that dispute could escalate with gun violence.

  • September 27, 2018

    Brandon Hudson stands in a suit with purple lighting on him, speaking about his business at the competition.

    Company led by RIT student wins $250,000
    Brandon Hudson, a fourth-year applied arts and sciences major and CEO of Connexus, won $250,000 at the 76West Clean Energy Competition. Connexus is a heating and cooling control and monitoring company based in RIT’s Venture Creations technology business incubator.

  • September 13, 2018

    Austin McChord, David Muson and Brandon Hudson stand together for a photo.

    RIT helps students take an entrepreneurial gap year
    Brandon Hudson is the first student selected for the Gap Year Entrepreneurship Fellows Program, which allows students with an ongoing enterprise to take a year to focus their full attention on the venture. He will receive $15,000 in support and mentoring while also making progress on his RIT degree.