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  • January 30, 2017

    Protecting interests of international community
    U.S. President Donald Trump issued several executive orders pertaining to immigration on Friday. These orders directly and immediately impact members of the RIT community. Campus leadership is reviewing the details of the order and is responding to help students and faculty in need.

  • January 27, 2017

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    RIT celebrates King’s legacy
    The Expressions of King’s Legacy celebration, now in its 35th year, featured the Fisk Jubilee Singers, District of Columbia Circuit Court Judge Robert Wilkins and CNN anchor Fredricka Whitfield. Each shared the ties that bound them, wrapped in the influence of Martin Luther King Jr.

  • January 27, 2017

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    RIT student leaders converge in Dubrovnik
    Student Government leaders from RIT’s campuses in Dubai, Dubrovnik, Kosovo, Rochester and Zagreb met in Dubrovnik Jan. 16–19 for the Student Government Global Consortium.

  • January 26, 2017

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    David C. Munson Jr. introduced with high hopes
    David C. Munson Jr., who will follow retiring RIT President Bill Destler, received a standing ovation when he was introduced to the community in the Gordon Field House on Wednesday. Students, faculty and staff say they are excited to meet and work with the new president.

  • January 25, 2017

    Introducing David C. Munson Jr.
    Electrical engineer. Entrepreneur. Mathematician. Musician. Teacher. Researcher. Collaborator... Add grandfather and rapper to the biography. Meet David C. Munson Jr. – RIT’s next president.

  • January 25, 2017

    Remarks from RIT’s 10th president
    Incoming RIT President David C. Munson Jr. addressed the crowd during the announcement of his selection as the 10th president of RIT.

  • January 25, 2017

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    David C. Munson Jr. named RIT’s 10th president
    David C. Munson Jr. was introduced to the community today as Rochester Institute of Technology’s 10th president. Munson, who will assume RIT’s top post July 1, was introduced by RIT Board Chair Christine Whitman at a community-wide event this morning in the Gordon Field House.

  • January 24, 2017

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    NTID, URMC seek training for deaf scientists
    Leaders at the University of Rochester Medical Center and NTID published a rallying cry for the creation of a Diversity Hub of Innovation in Rochester for training deaf scientists. The concept of Diversity Hubs was proposed in 2015 by the National Institutes of Health.

  • January 23, 2017

    Retail expert: Some legacy stores will survive
    Saunders College of Business Professor Emeritus Eugene Fram says the U.S. has become “overstored” for the needs of the population during the last 20-plus years, and retailers such as Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Costco are making critical decisions that best fit the needs of a changing clientele.

  • January 23, 2017

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    RIT hosts ARM Developer Day on Friday
    Xiaolin Lu, an expert in the Internet of Things, will be the keynote speaker for the annual RIT ARM Developer Day conference. RIT ARM Developer Day is open to engineering, engineering technology, computing and science students from RIT and regional colleges and universities.

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