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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January 31, 2022
Community of innovators hits record numbers
RIT’s community of students, faculty, staff, and alumni has grown larger than ever. Enrollment jumped to a new record last fall with 19,718 students studying across all campuses, up 1,050 from fall 2020.
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January 31, 2022
Continuing down the path to greatness
When we drafted a new vision statement for RIT’s Strategic Plan in 2018, the realities of a global pandemic were only a hypothetical part of our crisis training and preparation. While the university continues to carefully navigate the challenge of COVID-19, we have simultaneously never taken our eye off the plan’s goals and objectives as we envision our future.
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January 31, 2022
RIT/NTID to offer certificate in Deaf interpreting
A non-credit Certificate in Deaf Interpreting (CIDI) will be offered by NTID in the 2022-2023 academic year. The 20-week program runs from September 2022 to April 2023 and trains Deaf professionals to interpret in a variety of discourses.
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January 29, 2022
Hitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf audiences
Engadget discusses the history of closed captioning and the book Turn on the Words! Deaf Audiences, Captions, and the Long Struggle for Access, by NTID Professor Emeritus Harry G. Lang.
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January 28, 2022
Henry Louis Gates, at RIT event, says it’s a time for truth, courage
WXXI features RIT's 40th annual Expression of King's Legacy event.
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January 28, 2022
Using dance to break down racial barriers
WROC-TV talks to Thomas Warfield, senior lecturer and director of dance in NTID's Department for Performing Arts.
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January 26, 2022
Snow much fun planned for RIT’s FreezeFest ’22
This year’s 10-day FreezeFest is Friday through Feb. 6 and features several opportunities for the RIT community to celebrate the region's cold and snow.
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January 24, 2022
Resources, culture make Rochester a draw for many in deaf community
WXXI features NTID alumna Arlene Sankey and Richard Dirmyer, AVP of NTID's Institutional Analytics and Assessment.
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January 24, 2022
Atlanta official credits RIT master’s degree for advancing her career
Chonte’ Martin, Atlanta’s facility management director of operations, started her career 25 years ago after learning electrical work in technical school. She received her advanced graduate certificate in project management from RIT’s School of Individualized Study and continued her online study to complete her master’s degree in facility management.
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January 21, 2022
The influence of Rochester's deaf population
WXXI's "Ear Shot" podcast features NTID alumna Arlene Sankey and Richard Dirmyer, AVP of NTID's Institutional Analytics and Assessment. (Transcript not viewable in Firefox.)
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January 21, 2022
SignTasTic!, game show featuring sign language, filming in Pittsburgh
Trib Live features NTID alumnus Dan Cook, host of a new game show that features contestants learning American Sign Language.
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January 20, 2022
Podcast: Introducing RIT's New Athletic Director
Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 55: Meet Jackie Nicholson, who became just the fifth athletic director in RIT's history last summer, and the first woman to ever hold the position. She talks with Lauren Zeglen, co-captain of RIT's women’s soccer team and president of the university’s Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) about the future of RIT Athletics, the experience of student athletes on campus and the role of sports in creating a more equitable university.