News by Topic: Faculty

Dane Gordon, beloved professor emeritus, Presbyterian minister and author of two books on the history of RIT, died Jan. 22 after a brief illness. Professor Gordon, who retired from RIT in 2000, was 94. In his 38 years at RIT, he served as a professor of philosophy, department chair and acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Jenn Poggi and Josh Meltzer, assistant professors of photojournalism, and photography students Jackie Diller and Ashley Crichton.

The National Science Foundation is bringing in RIT Professor Zoran Ninkov, an expert in imaging and astrophysics, to help the government agency evaluate future research opportunities.

WROC-TV talks to Patti Durr, associate professor at NTID, and Tabitha Jacques, director of the Dyer Arts Center, about the ehibit “De’VIA: The Manifesto Comes of Age” at the Memorial Art Gallery.

Essay by Clyde Hull, professor of management, and Eric Williams, professor of sustainability, published by The Conversation.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science.

The debate in Washington continues whether to force President Donald Trump to seek Congressional authorization before taking future military action. But this isn’t the first time war powers of a president were called into question, says an RIT professor who just published a book detailing how presidents worked with Congress – or didn’t – prior to foreign attacks.

Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, published by The Conversation.

WXXI’s “Connections” program features Hadi Hosseini, assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science.

Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, analyzes a statement from the final Democratic presidential debate of 2019 for The Conversation.

Essay by Michael Brown, assistant professor of history, published by The Conversation.

Essay by Kristoffer Whitney, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, published by The Conversation.