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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October 9, 2025
RIT hosting international Fulbright Program students
RIT’s main campus has welcomed six international Fulbright Program students for the 2025-2026 academic year.
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October 7, 2025
Award-winning comics artists talk at RIT Oct. 9
Award-winning comics artists will discuss their art, characters, and publishing careers during an exhibit opening and book-signing event at RIT.
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October 2, 2025
Exploring the complexities of life through a camera lens
Lois Bielefeld finds inspiration in documenting domestic homelife, children’s tea parties, Sunday pasta lunches, and other personal moments. Capturing portraits from these unassuming scenes of everyday life comprises much of their portfolio.
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September 29, 2025
RIT faculty member and students create peace art installation at Woodstock site
RIT architecture Professor Amanda Reis and students designed and built the ‘Peace Pavilion’ at Bethel Woods for BuildFest 2: Peace Rises.
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September 29, 2025
RIT’s 11th president inaugurated Friday
WHEC-TV covers the inauguration of William H. Sanders, RIT's 11th president.
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September 29, 2025
With higher ed at a crossroads, RIT president delivers determined inaugural message: 'This is our moment'
WXXI captures the highlights from the inauguration of RIT President William H. Sanders.
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September 15, 2025
Strong Museum kicks off first-ever conference on BIPOC Game Studies
WHEC-TV highlights the first conference on BIPOC Game Studies, co-hosted by RIT.
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September 11, 2025
RIT recognized for dedication to community and belonging
RIT has been recognized with the Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Champion Award, as announced by Insight Into Academia magazine. This marks the 12th consecutive year RIT has received the HEED Award and the 11th consecutive year of being named a champion.
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September 11, 2025
Exhibit honors early woodworking alumna Ellen Swartz
A clock with a human face, a lamp base with a hidden compartment, and an Art Nouveau-inspired high chair are among the objects featured in a new RIT Archives exhibit honoring a trailblazing alumna.
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September 10, 2025
President Sanders delivers his first State of the University Address
During his first State of the University Address on Wednesday, President Bill Sanders said RIT will continue to deliver a world-class education, support groundbreaking research and scholarship, and be a destination for talent from every corner of the globe.
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September 5, 2025
NTID leader: ‘Deaf President Now’ film captures significance of protest at Gallaudet University
WXXI speaks to NTID President Caroline Solomon about the importance of the documentary.
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September 4, 2025
RIT partners with UB to offer path to medical school
The Early Opportunity Program in Medicine is a pre-admission program to the Jacobs School. Accepted students will gain professional interaction and career training at the medical school while earning their undergraduate degree at RIT.