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RIT Liberal Arts brings the humanities and social sciences into the digital age.
You’ll innovate, play, and grow in our human-centered, tech-infused environment. Our faculty is a caring community of compassionate and confident creators, ready to support and guide you as you pursue your passion. Committed change-makers thrive in a place where people care as much about bettering the world as they do helping each other. Welcome to liberal arts for doers. Where future leaders turn “What If?” into “I Will.”
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First-year students can apply for Early Decision II by Jan. 1 to get an admissions and financial aid assessment by mid-January.
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Liberal Arts for a digital age
Get a glimpse of what it's like to innovate, imagine, and impact your world.
Meet the Interim Dean
From our legal systems and economic, political, social structures to the ways we connect, share our stories, and form our most fundamental relationships, the Liberal Arts are at the very heart of what it means to be human. At RIT—a technical university renowned for vision and innovation—our approach to the Liberal Arts is human-centered and tech-infused, distinguishing our grads with the skills for a digital age and the mindset to thrive, think big, and transform ideas of “what if” into commitments of “I will."
Faces of RIT
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Giving a Voice to a Community
Tianna Manon '15CommunicationAs an alum of the journalism program, Manon has put into practice the storytelling platforms and opportunities She took advantage of at RIT. Today, Manon serves as editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester, an online magazine that gives a voice to Rochester’s black community.
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The Hands of Time
Landyn HatchMuseum StudiesAt RIT’s makerspace you’re free to design, test, tinker, and build. Hatch utilizes The Construct to create 3D-printed mannequin hands for Genesee Country Village & Museum's 19-century clothing exhibit.
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Beyond Human
Jessica WegmanPsychology MajorSeeing the world through the eyes of a different species is just one way we connect with the world around us. Through faculty-led research, Wegman is working to improve the quality of life for North American River Otters by studying their visual perception.
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The Excitement of Live Performance
Ted CanningAdjunct facultyDirector of Steelband EnsembleFor Professor Ted Canning, music is a universal language anyone can learn. No matter your major, no matter your level of experience, you can make music part of your life at RIT.
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Evoking Emotion Through Music
Jonathan KrugerProfessorA difficult task to accomplish, yet a joy to teach, Kruger enjoys composing for visual mediums. As chair of the Department of Performing Arts, Krugar focuses on enhancing a scene with music while keeping the audience immersed in the medium.
News
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November 20, 2024
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RIT Players present 'She Loves Me!'
WHAM-TV speaks to directors Gwendolyn Griffin and Damien Landrum about the production.
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November 15, 2024
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Can “Tech Criticism” Tame Silicon Valley?
An essay by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by Los Angeles Review of Books.
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November 15, 2024
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Kelly Norris Martin named dean of RIT’s College of Liberal Arts
Kelly Norris Martin, who has been a faculty member in the College of Liberal Arts for over a decade, has served as interim dean of the college since April 2023. She was selected as dean after a national search and will assume the role on Dec. 1.
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November 11, 2024
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Media coverage of the election & Trump's war on the press
KALW's Your Call’s Media Roundtable includes David Cay Johnston, Professor of Practice in the College of Liberal Arts, in its discussion about the election, Donald Trump's victory, and Kamala Harris's loss.
