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.

  • January 26, 2019

    Painting of two people of different races facing each other, forehead to forehead, communicating with sign language

    Artist explores her deafness in new gallery exhibit

    A collection of paintings on display at NTID explores deafness in a unique and powerful way. “Rise Up: Silent Margins,” a collection of 17 paintings by RIT/NTID alumna Ashley Hannan, runs through Feb. 23 in NTID’s Dyer Arts Center.

  • January 24, 2019

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    GRE fails to identify successful Ph.D. students

    A team of researchers led by RIT Professor Casey Miller discovered that traditional admissions metrics for physics Ph.D. programs such as the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) do not predict completion and hurt the growth of diversity in physics.

  • January 14, 2019

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    RIT hosts Let Freedom Ring event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    The RIT community will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with its second annual Let Freedom Ring event, featuring music, dance and excerpts from some of King’s most notable speeches. Performers include the RIT/NTID Dance Company, the RIT String Quartet and keynote speaker Greg Pollock ’12.

  • January 10, 2019

    Five women dressed in jeans, colorful clothing and tap shoes jump in the air.

    Performers announced for Expressions of King’s Legacy

    The program for RIT’s 37th annual Expressions of King’s Legacy event includes viral female tap dance band Syncopated Ladies and accomplished opera singer Kiersten Piper Brown. They will perform ahead of keynote speaker and CNN political commentator Tara Setmayer.

  • January 8, 2019

    Group of students pose with tiger mascot at entrance to hockey stadium.

    RIT’s global student leaders meet in Rochester

    Although they attend colleges thousands of miles away, student leaders from RIT’s global campuses found common goals to improve student experiences, cultural understanding and lasting friendships at the sixth annual Student Government Global Consortium.

  • January 3, 2019

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    Podcast: New Frontiers for Women in Astronomy 

    Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 6: Jeyhan Kartaltepe, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and Brittany Vanderhoof, Ph.D. student in astrophysical sciences and technology, discuss their career paths, the opportunities and challenges for women in the sciences and their own efforts to be role models for future generations of scientists.

  • December 20, 2018

    logo for RIT intersections: the RIT podcast.

    Podcast: Overcoming Challenges 

    Intersections: The RIT Podcast, Ep. 5: Ricardo Carrion, a second-year chemistry major, talks with his faculty mentor, research professor Hans Schmitthenner, about overcoming life’s challenges and helping students from diverse backgrounds achieve their potential.

  • December 4, 2018

    Woman measures arm of child with strip to determine anemia.

    Students study anemia in Ghana

    Students in RIT’s Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition spent two weeks traversing Ghana as part of a global research experience to learn more about the toll of anemia on the West African nation’s women and children.