News by Topic: Diversity
RIT is open to all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality, ability, and culture, and actively supports the inclusion of all communities. Through accessible technologies and academic programs, research on social issues, and celebrations of individuals from all backgrounds, RIT hopes to be the model for a brighter future for all people.
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February 18, 2025
An Artist Expands the Landscape of Sound
The New York Times features the work of Christine Sun Kim '06 (MFA) to redefine sound art to celebrate and explore Deaf culture.
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February 17, 2025
Collaboration between RIT and Griffiss Institute fosters the STEM workforce pipeline
RIT is working with the U.S. Department of Defense to get high school students interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
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February 14, 2025
The Inclusivity Conversation Needs To Include The Deaf Community, Especially In Hollywood
Forbes highlights the career of Michelle Schaefer '13 (secondary education), a Deaf actor, writer and filmmaker, who works to show that true diversity includes individuals with disabilities.
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February 14, 2025
Graduate student creates educational guide about chemotherapy side effects for Colorado children’s hospital
Cancer-free for nearly 20 years, RIT graduate student Bryona Hamilton seeks to educate patients, survivors, and family members about potential chemotherapy side effects that can occur decades after treatment.
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February 7, 2025
Opinion: To protect transgender rights in the future, we must look to the past
Los Angeles Times features an opinion essay co-authored by Shay Ryan Olmstead, lecturer in RIT's Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.
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February 6, 2025
Rochester Prep High School students gain research experience at RIT
The RIT-Rochester Prep High School Partnership gives high school seniors college-level research experience with faculty mentors.
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January 28, 2025
William H. Sanders named RIT’s 11th president
The dean of Carnegie Mellon’s College of Engineering is praised for his research credentials, success in global partnerships and entrepreneurship, and strong student engagement. He starts at RIT July 1.
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January 23, 2025
Alm and Fitch awarded NSF grant to study visual prosody in ASL in collaboration with Gallaudet University
Linguists face a resource gap for studying visual prosody and its grammatical and emotional functions in sign languages, and for creating AI systems capable of processing visual prosody. Faculty members affiliated with RIT’s Ph.D. program in Cognitive Science aim to fill that gap through Deaf scientist-centered research.
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January 17, 2025
Dialogue on Disability: Disaster preparedness often excludes people with disabilities
WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson speaks with NTID President Gerard Buckley about inclusive disaster preparedness.
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January 13, 2025
U.S. Deaf National Volleyball team trains at Rochester Institute of Technology
Spectrum News speaks to USA deaf women’s volleyball player Grace Phelan about training at RIT, home of the National Technical Institute for the Deaf.
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January 9, 2025
Philanthropy, leadership, and networking opportunities are keys to Greek Life at RIT
The 750 RIT undergraduate students who belong to one of the 28 fraternities or sororities on campus also perform thousands of hours of community service and raise thousands of dollars for charities each year.
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January 6, 2025
Men's and Women's USA Deaf Indoor Volleyball National team holds scrimmage at RIT
WHAM-TV speaks to RIT men's volleyball player Zain Shahid about the game.