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Hundreds of millions of people around the globe are engaging in electronic sports, called esports. It’s a billion dollar industry, where fans watch as their favorite professional and amateur players take each other on in some of the most popular video games. Since starting an esports club in 2016, RIT has become one of the nation’s largest and best collegiate esports programs.

Fifty years ago, Title IX set the stage for change. But the reason why RIT now has more women faculty, administrators, coaches, and exemplary students is that women acted. Prior generations of women invested their careers to make RIT a better version of itself, including winning two transformative grants from the National Science Foundation focused on gender equity.

Eight first-year RIT students have been selected to become the university’s first Disability Leadership Scholars to advocate and to educate about disabilities.

Meet Alexis Mildren, a second-year new media design student from Mardela Springs, Md., and co-captain of RIT’s equestrian team.

Students entering their first year of college face many unknowns. But a unique program at RIT helps new students learn more about college life, their peers, and themselves.

Fox Rochester highlights RIT Players' production of Something Rotten!

A three-year, multi-million dollar project is about to start on RIT’s 1,800 rooms and nearly 400 bathrooms in 13 residence halls, the first major sprucing up since renovations were done more than 20 years ago.

The RIT men’s hockey team will face off against AHA rivals Holy Cross for a special ASL Hockey Night event at 7:05 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, in the Gene Polisseni Center. The first 2,000 people through the doors will receive a commemorative towel.

Men’s hockey downtown, fireworks, performing arts, women’s volleyball, family activities, and speaker Seth Meyers are just a few of the events to enjoy at this year’s Brick City Homecoming & Family Weekend, beginning next Friday.

At RIT, we join the voices of those fighting against the injustice the world is witnessing in Iran.

An effort by RIT to encourage its students to become active voters has made an impact on voter registrations and resulted in recent national designations.

WITR-FM (89.7) will host RIT President David Munson at 1 p.m. Wednesday, kicking off the “Ask Munson” series that will continue through the academic year.