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December 1, 2020
RIT/NTID interpreting program earns national accreditation
RIT’s ASL-English interpretation program has achieved accreditation through the Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education and now is one of only 16 accredited bachelor’s degree interpreting programs in the United States.
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November 30, 2020
First-time voters in greater Rochester reflect on 2020 election experience
The Democrat and Chronicle partners with Associate Professor Hinda Mandell's News Editing class on a project to talk to first-time voters.
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November 25, 2020
Making a difference through design
Sales from t-shirts designed by faculty Carol Fillip and Lorrie Frear are benefitting Music is Art, a non-profit organization founded by Goo Goo Dolls bassist Robby Takac.
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November 17, 2020
Starbucks barista uses drive-thru to communicate with deaf patron
Today.com features Brianna Roth, a second-year ASL-English interpretation student and Starbucks employee.
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November 16, 2020
International graduate students look forward to joining RIT campus community
RIT’s annual celebration of graduate research begins this week with an online platform that reflects the new normal during COVID-19. The virtual symposium also expands the content to an audience of international graduate students who started their programs from their home countries.
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November 16, 2020
Holiday animation special by alumnus set for Netflix premiere
"Alien Xmas," a 40-minute stop-motion animation special directed by Stephen Chiodo '76 (Professional Photographic Illustration), premieres Nov. 20 on Netflix.
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November 13, 2020
Anna Murray Douglass art installation to be unveiled Friday
An art installation depicting Anna Murray Douglass, the first wife of famed social reformer and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, will be unveiled today at the site of where the couple lived at 297 Alexander St. in Rochester from 1848 to 1851. The piece was funded by RIT.
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November 10, 2020
Starbucks barista praised after ‘amazing’ encounter with deaf customer: ‘Give this woman a raise’
Yahoo features Brianna Roth, a second-year ASL-English interpretation student and Starbucks employee.
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November 9, 2020
Connections: Should news and media literacy be required courses in schools?
WXXI’s “Connections” program features Mike Johansson, principal lecturer in the School of Communication.
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November 6, 2020
Rochester Museum & Science Center exhibit includes content developed by RIT alumni
RIT alumni contributed to a major exhibition at the Rochester Museum & Science Center highlighting Rochester and Haudenosaunee women who pushed for social change. “The Changemakers: Rochester Women Who Changed the World” opens Nov. 20.
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November 5, 2020
Connections: Telling stories of addiction and recovery through photojournalism
WXXI’s “Connections” program features photojournalism student Cheyenne Boone.
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November 5, 2020
Students take top placements in annual Paperboard Packaging Design Challenge
The RIT student-designers on Team Frears placed second in the 2020 Paperboard Packaging Student Design Challenge for their packaging designs of a toolkit for educators to be distributed by the national program Trees into Cartons, Cartons into Trees, (TICCIT).