News by Topic: Diversity
RIT is open to all people regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, religion, nationality, ability, and culture, and actively supports the inclusion of all communities. Through accessible technologies and academic programs, research on social issues, and celebrations of individuals from all backgrounds, RIT hopes to be the model for a brighter future for all people.
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March 21, 2025
![Smiling man with glasses and an afro hairstyle holds up a breadboard with electronic components in one hand and a small orange and white 3D-printed block with the letter 'I' in the other. He wears a beige sweater with 'MOCHA' and a bear design, sitting in a modern classroom or lab setting with computers and wiring in the background.]()
Yusef Ibrahim develops mentoring program for peers in electrical engineering technology
RIT’s Yusef Ibrahim founded Student Engineering Professionals, a peer mentoring group, to help classmates prepare for careers.
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March 20, 2025
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Global public health class takes field trip to Dominican Republic
RIT students enrolled in a global public health class spent a weeklong field trip in the Dominican Republic examining healthcare and emergency services.
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March 20, 2025
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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
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No barriers, just firewalls
Mastercard speaks to computing and information technologies student Jared Husson about cybersecurity job training for deaf students.
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March 14, 2025
![Newlywed couple in matching white suits share a kiss at their wedding ceremony, holding hands under an outdoor arch, while an officiant and a sign language interpreter stand nearby.]()
Learning a Shared Love Language — One That Includes Signing
The New York Times features the love story of alumnus Jerald Creer and his husband, Kent Williams.
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March 4, 2025
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Manga Education Goes to College
NHK Japan features Kofi Bazzell-Smith, Future Faculty Fellow in the School of Art, as he discusses his work as the first professor of manga practice in the United States.
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February 28, 2025
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Local artist celebrates people of color through his work and teaching
WROC-TV features the work of alumnus Unique Fair-Smith, adjunct professor in the College of Art and Design, which shows students how Black history and Rochester are intertwined.
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February 27, 2025
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Fischell Institute Black History Month Spotlight: Loryn Johnson
The Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices interviewed Loryn Johnson '20 (biotechnology and molecular biosciences), a neuroscience Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
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February 25, 2025
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Saunders College of Business to host third Women’s Leadership Weekend
The Power Your Potential (PYP) Women’s Conference on Feb. 28, kicking off the upcoming national Women’s History Month in March, serves as a dynamic platform for area businesswomen to gather insights from peers, engage in educational activities, and foster an environment conducive to women’s success in various professional spheres.
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February 25, 2025
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RIT's National Technical Institute for the Deaf fosters four decades of community through Ebony Club
WHAM-TV talks about the space created for Black Deaf students
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February 25, 2025
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Meet RIT’s next president
RIT faculty and staff are invited to join incoming president Bill Sanders for a conversation, which includes a question-and-answer session. The open forum will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in Ingle Auditorium.
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February 18, 2025
![A diptych featuring a portrait of Christine Sun Kim on the left and a conceptual drawing on the right. In the left panel, Kim, an Asian woman with shoulder-length black hair, wears round glasses, a black turtleneck, a silver chain necklace, and silver earrings. She has a calm and confident expression. The right panel shows a whiteboard with handwritten text titled How to Measure Quietness, listing various states of silence alongside a descending pattern of the letter P in blue ink, symbolizing decreasin]()
An Artist Expands the Landscape of Sound
The New York Times features the work of Christine Sun Kim '06 (MFA) to redefine sound art to celebrate and explore Deaf culture.
