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February 6, 2018
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Brenda Lee named RIT's 2018 Minett Professor
Brenda Lee, a medical educator and medical school administrator, was appointed the 2018 Frederick H. Minett Professor at RIT. -
February 5, 2018
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Multicultural graduate study info session set for Feb. 7
RIT will host an information session about graduate study options in which attendees will get an insider's view on what is important to consider when applying to graduate school. -
January 25, 2018
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Writing awards named for former Dean Mary Sullivan
Two awards for RIT students writing about issues relating to women and gender will be named after Mary C. Sullivan, a teacher and administrator at RIT for more than 33 years. -
January 24, 2018
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The Wonderful World of Oz comes to RIT/NTID
The performing arts department at NTID presents The Wonderful World of Oz, April 19-22, with encore performances June 28-July 1 in celebration of NTID's 50th-anniversary reunion celebration. -
January 23, 2018
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RIT celebrates Martin Luther King Jr.
Several hundred members of the RIT community gathered in Ingle Auditorium last Monday to celebrate the life and work of Martin Luther King Jr. during the university's first Let Freedom Ring event. The celebration continues Thursday with RIT's Expressions of King's Legacy event. -
January 16, 2018
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National Society of Black Engineers honors Reginald Rogers
Reginald Rogers, assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been awarded the Dr. Janice A. Lumpkin Educator of the Year award by the National Society of Black Engineers. -
January 2, 2018
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RIT project addresses dearth of minority characters in 3D animations
Discouraged by an underrepresentation of minority characters in 3D-animated works, two School of Film and Animation faculty launched the Character Mosaic Project. The initiative aims to build a library of ethnically diverse, well-built characters that are free of charge to independent animators/filmmakers and students around the globe.
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December 11, 2017
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Performers announced for King's Legacy event
Danielle Ponder and the Tomorrow People, a critically acclaimed soul band from Rochester, will be the featured performers at RIT's 2018 Expressions of King's Legacy event Jan. 25. -
December 7, 2017
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RIT named in Top 200 Colleges for Native Americans
'Winds of Change' magazine recognized RIT as one of the Top 200 Colleges for Native American Students. This marks the eighth time RIT has made the annual list. -
December 5, 2017
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Saunders College cited in Poets&Quants ranking
Saunders College of Business has been named one of the Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2017 by Poets&Quants for Undergrads. -
November 27, 2017
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RIT Academic Senate launches first Women's Caucus
The RIT Women’s Caucus will establish and promote Academic Senate priorities, develop an agenda based on priority issues defined by the caucus such as student behavior in the classrooms of female faculty, and policies and procedures related to harassment and discrimination. -
November 21, 2017
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IdeaLab teams brainstorm access technology solutions
Seven teams of students and faculty coaches representing a variety of disciplines spent a weekend in November brainstorming solutions to problems impacting individuals with differing abilities during the RIT Access Technology IdeaLab.
