Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education News

The Khaleej Times features JayShaud Potter '19 (applied arts and sciences), a professional studies and MBA student, and his Smart Pillow invention.

CNN News18 features Eric Hittinger, associate professor of public policy, who came across the French term for a pie chart and then went on to research other terms for the circular chart.

Kyle DeFord has become one of the stars of the HBO Max show STYLISH with Jenna Lyons. But it didn’t happen overnight. Graduating in 2008 in the middle of a recession, DeFord took a position at J. Crew at Eastview Mall. After several years working locally, he was hired as a recruiting coordinator in New York City, which became a pathway for the work he is doing today.

Essay by Sarah Burns, associate professor of political science, published by The Conversation.

CBS News piece produced by RIT/NTID alumnus Michael Roppolo ’14 (journalism) features RIT/NTID alumnus Corey Axelrod ’08 (business), ’10 MBA and former student Shane Delaney.

Students Devin Hull and Sophie Walter are using their creativity to expand ongoing digital efforts of the Genesee Country Village & Museum.

Analytical thinking, complex problem solving, creativity, resiliency, and flexibility are among the top skills needed for emerging careers by 2025. Anticipating these rapid changes in the workplace—further accelerated by lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic—RIT is seizing on the opportunity to guide students to “new economy majors” that are multi­disciplinary, transformative, and future-focused.

Essay by Lauren Hall, associate professor of political science, published in USA Today.

Essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, published by The Conversation.

RIT has announced an extension to a tuition scholarship program for RIT graduates seeking to further advance their career opportunities while the job market recalibrates and the country responds to the coronavirus pandemic.

Rose Catherine Khan '06 (Illustration), '09 MST (Visual Arts-All Grades) is a fantasy illustrator whose work has been licensed into a range of products — including puzzles that have been flying off the shelves. 

Trinity McFadden, a criminal justice major, spent last summer and fall semester working as a campaign intern for newly elected Colorado Sen. John Hickenlooper.