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October 3, 2017
Co-founder of Black Lives Matter: Canada to speak
Janaya Khan, a leading voice in the international Black Lives Matter movement, will deliver a talk titled “Black Lives Matter: More Than a Hashtag” at RIT on Oct. 11. -
October 2, 2017
Three staff members receive Diversity Awards to attend NYSERNet Conference
Nicole Mirando, Caitlin Nairn and Michelle Guerrieri-Poysa from RIT’s Information and Technology Services are among the first recipients of New York State Education and Research Network’s Diversity Awards, a program to encourage underrepresented women and men to advance in the IT field. -
September 28, 2017
LASA promotes positive environment for Hispanic students
Meet Daniel Ruano, a third-year network and systems administration major and president of the Latin American Student Association (LASA). -
September 27, 2017
Diverse candidates to visit RIT for Future Faculty program
The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program welcomes diverse prospective faculty to explore teaching and post-doctoral opportunities at RIT. -
September 25, 2017
Assistant professor wins award for excellence in teaching
Reginald Rogers, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, received the Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. -
September 15, 2017
Norma Holland kicks off diversity speaker series
Local news anchor Norma Holland will be the first of three notable figures to speak as part of RIT’s 2017 Division of Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series. -
September 14, 2017
‘She Got Game’ filmmaker to talk at RIT Sept. 21
Cailleah Scott-Grimes’ 2015 award-winning documentary She Got Game is the story of a young woman searching to reconnect with the world of video games. -
September 13, 2017
Professor to speak about AME Church founder in D.C.
Professor Richard Newman will discuss Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., on Friday. -
September 13, 2017
Scientist organizes symposium on ‘Global Women of Light’
Jie Qiao is collaborating with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Frontiers in Optics OSA Conference. -
September 12, 2017
Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit
For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16. -
September 11, 2017
RIT recognized for diversity efforts
For the fourth year in a row, RIT received a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. RIT is also being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2017 by Minority Access, Incorporated. -
August 21, 2017
RIT welcomes largest-ever class of Rochester City Scholars
RIT will welcome the eighth class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars at a ceremony on Monday. Since the program was established in 2010, more than 150 students from the district have attended RIT and received full scholarships toward their degree programs.