News by Topic: Racial Inclusiveness
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September 26, 2022
Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of 'The 1619 Project' Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak at RIT
A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will deliver the keynote address at RIT’s annual celebration of the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. Nikole Hannah-Jones, creator of The 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine, will headline RIT’s 41st Expressions of King’s Legacy.
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September 20, 2022
RIT program to help underrepresented prospective faculty kick-start career searches returns in-person
African American, Latino/a American, and Native American scholars and artists from across the U.S. are coming to RIT this week to learn how to successfully navigate their career search process while getting a “behind-the-scenes” glimpse into life as an RIT faculty member.
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September 19, 2022
Distinguished Rochester attorney T. Andrew Brown to serve as RIT’s new Minett Professor
T. Andrew Brown, a distinguished attorney with a nearly 40-year career, including time as general counsel of the National Bar Association, will serve as RIT’s Frederick H. Minett Professor for the 2022-2023 academic year.
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September 19, 2022
Program set for the inaugural Together RIT: A Day of Understanding, Solidarity, and Racial Reconciliation
Nearly 30 events varying from interactive lectures to film screenings to a PC game-testing session are planned for the inaugural Together RIT: A Day of Understanding, Solidarity, and Racial Reconciliation on Friday, Oct. 21.
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September 13, 2022
RIT named ‘Diversity Champion’ and HEED Award winner by ‘INSIGHT Into Diversity’
RIT received two prestigious awards from the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine designated RIT as a 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient and a 2022 Diversity Champion.
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September 1, 2022
Rochester area to host Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Celebration
RIT is among the sponsors for the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Celebration that takes place in September and October.
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August 29, 2022
RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship opens the doors for growth
Fox Rochester talks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the center's ROC the Pitch business competition.
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August 25, 2022
Fostering equity
The Rochester Beacon talks to Ian Mortimer, vice president of Enrollment Management and associate provost of RIT Certified, about supporting underrepresented students.
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August 24, 2022
RIT welcomes and celebrates incoming Rochester City Scholars
WHEC-TV talks to Zaid Abdulsalam '22 (medical illustration) about RIT's Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program.
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August 16, 2022
DDI Summer Experience provides in-person chance for incoming students to acclimate to college life
More than 50 first-year RIT students from underrepresented populations launched their college careers early this summer. The students participated in RIT’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) Summer Experience, a four-week program to help students successfully transition to college.
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July 27, 2022
From protest to rest: Joshua Rashaad McFadden at the George Eastman Museum
Art in America highlights Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.
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July 26, 2022
Hospitality training workshop at RIT responds to the needs of the underserved
A hospitality workforce training program run by Saunders College of Business is responding both to the needs of underserved immigrants and refugees seeking meaningful work and an industry that has been devastated by staff shortages wrought by the pandemic.