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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March 13, 2013
Parking for Maya Angelou event at Marketplace Mall
Free shuttles to and from campus will be available starting at 2 p.m. Those who are not students, faculty or staff registered to park on campus will be ticketed and towed. -
March 12, 2013
Student shares Native American culture
A Q&A with Benjamin Parker, applied and computational mathematics graduate student and president of the Native American Student Association. -
March 11, 2013
Global Maturity
A Viewpoint essay by dt ogilvie, dean of the E. Philip Saunders College of Business. -
February 13, 2013
Maya Angelou at RIT for Women’s History Month
RIT will host poet Maya Angelou at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, in the Gordon Field House as part of its commemoration of Women’s History Month. -
February 1, 2013
Student embraces diversity at RIT
A Q&A with third-year new media marketing student Aksa Asgher, who is secretary of the Global Union club. -
January 30, 2013
Fonzworth Bentley to host Tribute event
TV personality, musician and author Fonzworth Bentley will open the annual cultural showcase on Feb. 10. -
January 28, 2013
RIT Public Service Award winners announced
NTID professor Stephanie Polowe and RIT/NTID student Abubakar Ali have been chosen to receive prestigious public service awards from RIT. -
January 25, 2013
Marcos Esterman appointed faculty associate
Marcos Esterman, associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, has been appointed faculty associate by RIT Provost Jeremy Haefner. -
January 24, 2013
Gospel Fest features Deon Kipping Feb. 1
Kipping will be joined by RIT’s Gospel Ensemble, God’s Vision Ministries All Male Choir and the local All High School Gospel Ensemble. -
January 22, 2013
RIT students take the lead in Adirondack Cup
A team of students from the E. Philip Saunders College of Business is ahead of its competitors—17 schools from across the Northeast—in the mock portfolio competition.
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January 17, 2013
Saunders College to hold town hall meetings
College seeks ideas in developing a strategic plan and programming for the new Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, expected to open this fall. -
December 19, 2012
Maureen Valentine honored for supporting diversity
Valentine was presented the 2012 Changing Hearts and Minds Award this fall.