News by Topic: Racial Inclusiveness

  • October 29, 2024

    a man in a brown tshirt and a man in a blue tshirt hold a laptop together in front of a mural of a tiger in the R I T Tunnel system.

    RIT students raise awareness about mural art through TunnelVision

    Students are bringing mural art into the spotlight through TunnelVision, an immersive project designed to engage and inspire. The initiative transforms the residence hall tunnels into a vibrant gallery, showcasing student-created murals. It aims to foster community and spark conversations about public art on campus.

  • October 10, 2024

    orange and yellow arrows on a black background with the words Together R I T.

    Third annual Together RIT coming up on Oct. 25

    Students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to join in a day of conversation, panels, and presentations intended to offer the opportunity to engage in intentional and honest dialogue about diversity and inclusion topics.

  • September 13, 2024

    Sady Alvarado-Fischer appears in a headshot on the right side of an image. To the left the outline of a rectangle in orange appears on a white background. Inside the rectangle appears her name and the words 2024 2025 Frederick H Minett Professor.

    Sady Alvarado-Fischer named Minett Professor

    Alvarado-Fischer serves as the vice president, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion officer at Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and volunteers for numerous community organizations. As a result of her own intersecting identities, she has a strong passion for social justice with a special interest in women, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ issues.
  • August 20, 2024

    two men stand in front of a spinning wheel with options on it.

    RIT offers new degree in global public health

    RIT is offering a global public health BS degree program and is accepting students for fall 2025. The new degree program will prepare students for public health careers, medical school, clinical health professional programs, law school, and many other graduate degrees.

  • May 6, 2024

    Nastaran Nagshineh is shown with other faculty in a small room where she defended her thesis.

    RIT graduate pursues Ph.D. across time zones

    Nastaran Nagshineh, a Ph.D. candidate at RIT, successfully bridged the Rochester and Dubai campuses, paving the way for future international students. Nagshineh is one of 67 Ph.D. students who defended their thesis this academic year and who will earn their doctorate.

  • May 6, 2024

    raduates make their way in to the fifth annual Black graduation ceremony

    Students celebrate 5th annual Black graduation

    Hosted by the Black Awareness Coordinating Committee (BACC), the event featured Minett Professor Sherry Tshibangu addressing the graduates during the ceremony, sharing that the graduates’ journeys were taken with exceptional courage, and that their legacy is one to be continued.

  • May 2, 2024

    Orlando Ortiz sits for a headshot against a gray background wearing a gray plaid suit.

    Ortiz named Alumni Association president

    Orlando Ortiz took over as the RIT Alumni Association president in January, an association with which he has been a member of for 10 years. He is also active with RIT’s Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity Inc. and is a mentor with RIT’s Men of Color, Honor, and Ambition (MOCHA) program.

  • April 30, 2024

    Shakierah Smith is shown standing in front of a gray wall wearing a hot pink dress with her hands crossed across her torso.

    Attorney finds her home in real estate law

    As a child, Shakierah Smith loved watching Law & Order. Now a real estate associate, Smith says that her success was thanks to her support system and positive experiences at RIT.

  • April 30, 2024

    Joi Conti sits in a wicker chair that is facing backwards. She is wearing a sleeveless black top, a black hat, and is holding a camera near her head.

    Celebrating Filipino artists in Austin

    To help draw attention to the thriving Filipino community in Austin, Texas, Joi Conti created a new magazine guide called TAYO NA: Austin Filipino Artists & Makers Guide in October 2023.