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Growing up in Ethiopia, Zahria Ruper couldn’t communicate with her Deaf brother. Today, Ruper, a fourth-year ASL-English Interpretation major at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, is looking ahead to graduating in May and starting her career.

WHEC-TV highlights Deaf Culture Awareness Day at Seneca Park Zoo, interviewing RIT students enrolled in the National Technical Institute for the Deaf's (NTID) ASL-English interpretation program who volunteered to interpret for visitors during the event.

WHAM-TV highlights the annual Deaf Culture Night event hosted at Innovative Field, made possible through a partnership with RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID).

Banking Financial talks to the founding team of Sign Speak about community autonomy being at the core of all they do.

RIT trustee and alumnus Andrew Jacobson has pledged $1 million in support of Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf. The Andrew Jacobson Endowed Scholarship represents the largest commitment by an RIT/NTID alumnus in the college’s history.

RIT President David Munson delivered his annual Welcome and State of the University address Sept. 12, where he also highlighted a strong enrollment, research milestones, the initial stages of a new strategic plan, and achievements by students, faculty, and staff.

WHAM-TV highlights a specially made jersey for the Rochester Red Wings that will be worn for Deaf Culture Night.

RIT students, faculty, and staff will contribute music, dance, comedy, poetry, photojournalism, and more during the 13th annual Rochester Fringe Festival, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 10, through Sept. 21.

Join President David Munson Thursday, Sept. 12, as he welcomes the RIT community back to campus and to the beginning of a new academic year.

The 2024-2025 theatrical season will include thrillers, whimsical classical adaptations, a take on a popular Broadway show, and a reimagined look at The Nutcracker set in 1940s Harlem, among others.

INSIGHT into Diversity speaks with Jason Nordhaus, associate professor in the Department of Science and Mathematics, about teaching physics to d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Rochester's Democrat and Chronicle features Kyle Schulze's '24 (mechatronics engineering technology) appearance on American Ninja Warrior.