News by Topic: Women
Rochester has a proud history of breaking barriers and fighting for social change. Susan B. Anthony and Anna Murray Douglass were Rochesterians and our community continues to celebrate their social contributions. RIT upholds a tradition of social equity by supporting female students with a host of clubs and organizations, as well as community resources, that provide platforms for meaningful discussion centering on feminine social justice.
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November 6, 2015
Ebony Miller named CUE interim director
Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director. -
November 6, 2015
Italian director Giovanna Taviani comes to RIT
Giovanna Taviani will conduct master classes for students of Italian, anthropology and film at RIT Nov. 10 and 11. Her documentary, “Ritorni,” will be shown at 7 p.m. Nov. 11. -
October 22, 2015
Women in Engineering, Computing open house Nov. 7
Women in Engineering and Women in Computing will house an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7. Girls in 5th through 9th grades can come learn about STEM opportunities. -
October 14, 2015
RIT scientists featured in APS's nod to Einstein
RIT scientists' paper was included in the American Physical Society's "2015-General Relativity's Centennial" collection celebrating the theory of general relativity. -
October 12, 2015
RIT professor works to end domestic violence
An RIT professor is working to reduce the rates of domestic violence by influencing policies and procedures locally, nationally and internationally. -
October 12, 2015
Featured speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month
Actress-singer Jackie Cruz, star of the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black will be the featured speaker during Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 15 at RIT. -
October 12, 2015
RIT launches new diversity leadership program
W.O.C.H.A. (Women of Color, Honor and Ambition), a diversity program modeled after the highly successful M.O.C.H.A., aims to enhance leadership ability and build camaraderie. -
October 9, 2015
Candice Baldwin of RIT named Forty Under 40 winner
The senior director for Academic Success and director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Success was a "2015 Forty Under 40" award from the Rochester Business Journal. -
September 30, 2015
University faculty elected to wine educators board
Lorraine Hems, educator and sommelier, was elected to the Society of Wine Educators National Board. She will serve on the education and recertification committees. -
September 22, 2015
Eileen Pollack talks STEM discipline gender bias
Novelist, essayist and short-story writer Eileen Pollack will discuss gender bias in STEM fields at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 in Ingle Auditorium. A book signing will follow. -
September 11, 2015
NTID professor named ‘Champions of Change’ honoree
Talila A. Lewis, a faculty member in liberal studies at NTID, was one of nine disability advocates from across the U.S. selected as “Champions of Change” by the White House. -
September 8, 2015
University Gallery features artist Benigna Chilla
University Gallery is hosting an exhibition of large-scale paintings, prints and installations inspired by an artist’s journey to South Asia and the eastern Himalayas.