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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August 29, 2022
RIT's Center for Urban Entrepreneurship opens the doors for growth
Fox Rochester talks to Ebony Miller-Wesley, director of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, about the center's ROC the Pitch business competition.
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August 25, 2022
Fostering equity
The Rochester Beacon talks to Ian Mortimer, vice president of Enrollment Management and associate provost of RIT Certified, about supporting underrepresented students.
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August 24, 2022
RIT welcomes city scholars who received full scholarships
WXXI talks to students Brett Renaud and Noemi Lopez, and Keith Jenkins, vice president and associate provost for diversity and inclusion, about RIT's Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program.
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August 24, 2022
RIT welcomes and celebrates incoming Rochester City Scholars
WHEC-TV talks to Zaid Abdulsalam '22 (medical illustration) about RIT's Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars program.
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August 23, 2022
Found in translation: How ASL brings deeper meaning to Shakespeare
WGBH.org interviews Jill Bradbury, chair of NTID's Department of Performing Arts, about translating Shakespeare into sign language.
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August 19, 2022
Rochester doctors weigh in on latest FDA guidance for hearing aids
WROC-TV talks to Amanda Picioli, director of NTID Communication Studies and Services, about increased access to hearing aids.
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August 19, 2022
Crafting is my pedagogical love language — and it works wonders in the college classroom
Essay written by Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, published by The Boston Globe.
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August 19, 2022
President Munson calls on RIT community to reinvigorate the campus this academic year
RIT President David Munson welcomed the community for the start of a new academic year with a call to re-energize the campus’s atmosphere to its pre-pandemic level. During his annual President’s Address in Ingle Auditorium this morning, Munson encouraged all RIT faculty, staff, and students to make a new academic year resolution to spend more time face-to-face with one another.
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August 16, 2022
DDI Summer Experience provides in-person chance for incoming students to acclimate to college life
More than 50 first-year RIT students from underrepresented populations launched their college careers early this summer. The students participated in RIT’s Division of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) Summer Experience, a four-week program to help students successfully transition to college.
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August 8, 2022
RIT Dubai graduate fuses careers in art and engineering
Khaleej Times profiles RIT graduate Zulfa Rasheed, who is challenging vocational traditions and proving that the worlds of art and engineering can unite in one career path.
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August 8, 2022
RIT Certified and Foundry collaborate on cryptocurrency course
Underserved students from the city of Rochester with a strong interest in cryptocurrency and blockchain technology recently participated in an immersive, weeklong course at RIT to learn the latest about digital currency through its RIT Certified initiative.
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July 27, 2022
From protest to rest: Joshua Rashaad McFadden at the George Eastman Museum
Art in America highlights Joshua Rashaad McFadden, assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences.