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 1, 2018
RIT/NTID honors inaugural group of Maguire Scholars
As part of the award, the four students will each earn $5,000 per year, up to four years, and must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 while actively participating in extracurricular activities or community service. -
September 26, 2018
RIT joins in celebration of women in computing
More than 30 members of the RIT community are attending the Grace Hopper Celebration, the world’s largest gathering of women in computing to celebrate accomplishments in technology and recognize the diversity behind them. -
September 26, 2018
RIT welcomes diverse rising stars
RIT is welcoming diverse prospective faculty from across the country to explore teaching and post-doctoral opportunities at the university this week as part of the annual Future Faculty Career Exploration Program. -
September 21, 2018
Student work on display at Ganondagan State Historic Site
Jordana Deutsch, a fourth-year industrial design student from Manasquan, N.J., created a wayfinding system that welcomes visitors to the Ganondagan State Historic Site and guides them through 569 acres of trails. -
September 19, 2018
Business professor earns Trailblazer Award
Distinguished Professor of Urban Entrepreneurship dt ogilvie has been given the Trailblazer Award by The PhD Project Management Doctoral Student Association for her scholarly contribution to the field of management and her mentoring of faculty and doctoral students. -
September 18, 2018
RIT announces 2018-2019 theatrical season
Four performances presenting an array of cultural, political and social issues are part of a new collaborative season by RIT’s College of Liberal Arts Theater Arts Program and RIT’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf performing arts program. -
September 12, 2018
Veteran journalist Janet Lomax named Minett Professor
The Minett Professorship brings distinguished Rochester-area multicultural professionals to the RIT campus to share their professional knowledge and experience. -
September 10, 2018
RIT recognized for diversity and inclusion efforts
For the second year in a row, RIT is being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2018 by Minority Access, Incorporated. RIT is also receiving a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine for the fifth consecutive year. -
September 10, 2018
RIT wins collaborative award to improve STEM ecosystem
RIT professor Casey Miller won $880,000 from the National Science Foundation INCLUDES program, which seeks to increase and strengthen efforts to create a diverse STEM workforce to meet the nation’s future needs and maintain its standing in research and development. -
September 10, 2018
RIT among the top universities in the nation
RIT is among the top third “National Universities” and the top 50 choices of high school guidance counselors, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. -
August 27, 2018
Inclusive Excellence cultivates diversity
The first Inclusive Excellence research fellowship was held this summer and paired seven undergraduate students in the College of Science with research mentors. The initiative is working to create a deeper understanding of diversity in the College of Science and at RIT. -
August 24, 2018
President Munson outlines RIT’s 2025 Strategic Plan
RIT President David Munson said exciting changes are in the works in RIT’s revised 2025 Strategic Plan that will help the university get closer to becoming a top-50 university, yet unlike any other top-50 university in the nation.