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March 27, 2025
RIT’s School of Film and Animation continues to rise in rankings
Student’s access to state-of-the-art facilities and software, impressive faculty with industry experience, and a wealth of opportunities for hands-on learning before graduation has earned RIT’s School of Film and Animation (SOFA) more recognition as one of the top animation schools in the nation.
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March 20, 2025
Grad’s photo inspires new Forever Stamp
A portrait taken by photography alumnus Kwaku Alston ’94 inspired the United States Postal Service’s new Betty White Commemorative Forever Stamp. The stamp will be available to buy on March 27.
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March 20, 2025
Kwaku Alston named Outstanding Alumnus
Kwaku Alston ’94 (photography) has been named RIT’s Outstanding Alumnus for 2024-2025. Established by the Office of the President in 1952, it is the highest honor RIT can bestow upon a graduate.
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March 20, 2025
Celebrating Women’s History Month through interdisciplinary research
The inaugural Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies symposium, hosted on March 28, will feature original work by individuals from across the RIT community.
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March 19, 2025
RIT ranked a top-10 university for game designers and developers
RIT’s game design and development program was ranked sixth at the undergraduate level and 10th at the graduate level in new international rankings from The Princeton Review. -
March 5, 2025
Professor earns grant for poignant exploration of ancestral ties to slavery
Associate Professor Meredith Davenport’s personal memoir history project, recognized by The Aftermath Project, is a tapestry of historical research, photography, poetry, and fine art used to explore her family’s role in enslavement dating back to the late 1700s.
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March 3, 2025
RIT storytellers capture the heart and hustle of Special Olympics athletes
Students from various majors across RIT made a website providing wall-to-wall coverage of the 2025 Special Olympics New York Winter Games. This was the fourth year RIT partnered with Special Olympics to document the events.
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February 25, 2025
Ricky Figueroa honored as the inaugural John Traver Endowed Professor
An electrical engineer turned creative technologist, Ricky Figueroa is invigorated by working at the intersection of technology, the arts, and design. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research has led to success for both Figueroa and the students who pass through his classroom.
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February 7, 2025
Award-Winning Photographer Pari Dukovic's Exhibition Coming to the Kravis Center
Broadway World reports that the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will feature a photography exhibition with the work of award-winning photographer Pari Dukovic ’06 (professional photographic illustration).
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January 21, 2025
Student filmmakers showcase their work on WXXI in the next edition of ‘RIT Shorts’
WXXI continues to spotlight the work of students and alumni from RIT’s School of Film and Animation through RIT Shorts, a biannual short film series.
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January 16, 2025
Film student captures major award from Directors Guild of America
Film and animation MFA student Gabriel Ponte-Fleary received the Jury Award for Best Documentary (East Region) for his emotional documentary about the faith and hardships of a Nicaraguan family who migrated to the U.S.
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December 12, 2024
Designers leave nothing on the table during the Beyond Fashion showcase
Decked out with technicolor lights and vibrant animated displays, RIT’s MAGIC Spell Studios soundstage became a runway last week during Beyond Fashion. The rainbow runway featured a diverse collection of garments and wearables crafted by local designers and RIT students across multiple disciplines.