News
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September 27, 2022
Office of Veteran Student Success opens at RIT
RIT is making it easier for military veterans and their families to attend college by opening the Office of Veteran Student Success. While RIT has long offered support to veterans, this is the first time a central office and space has been dedicated to support them.
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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 26, 2022
School of Film and Animation director's documentary uncovers family stories
Shanti Thakur's hybrid-documentary Terrible Children has been met with a warm reception on the festival circuit. Screenings are scheduled at Rochester's Little Theatre Oct. 20 and 22.
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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 18, 2022
First RIT college-level director of diversity, equity and inclusion
The College of Science announces Dr. Lea Vacca Michel, associate professor in the School of Chemistry and Materials Science, as the first RIT college-level director of diversity, equity and inclusion.
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September 16, 2022
Colors of Success DEI award presented
WHEC-TV features the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce's Colors of Success DEI award, presented to Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion.
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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 9, 2022
RIT/NTID names new director for Dyer Arts Center
An artist and curator with a 20-year history of highlighting works by artists with disabilities has been named director of the Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at NTID.
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September 9, 2022
RIT offerings at this year’s Rochester Fringe Festival
RIT students, faculty, and staff will contribute music, dance, comedy, poetry, photojournalism, and more during the 11th annual Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins Sept. 13 and continues through Sept. 24 in downtown Rochester.
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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.