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.

  • August 7, 2018

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    RIT named among the nation’s ‘Best 384 Colleges’

    RIT is considered one of the nation’s best universities for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. The education-services company features RIT in the just-published 2019 edition of its annual book, The Best 384 Colleges.

  • August 6, 2018

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    Iris Rivero named department head in KGCOE

    Iris Rivero, a faculty-researcher at Iowa State University and expert in additive and hybrid manufacturing, was recently named department head of industrial and systems engineering at RIT.

  • August 6, 2018

    Keith Jenkins stands at the front of a room and speaks to three students who sit at desks with their laptops and paper for notes.

    Freshmen get jump on academics

    Sixty-four RIT freshmen are participating in the Division of Diversity and Inclusion Summer Experience, a four-week program that helps prepare first-year students from underrepresented populations for a successful transition to college.

  • August 6, 2018

    Shantinique Cowans sits on her bed in her dorm room, smiling and holding a book open in her lap.

    Housing fund game-changer for graduate

    Shantinique Cowans ’18 was able to live on campus thanks to the M. Forrest and Robert Hurlbut Residence College Fund. Cowans is one example of how students are already benefiting from RIT’s $1 billion blended campaign.

  • August 6, 2018

    The four women e-board members stand together in the stations broadcasting room.

    WITR increases diversity

    Members of WITR noticed something was missing last school year among its participants—women. After an effort to step up recruitment efforts to make sure everyone was given an opportunity to be part of the station, female membership has increased by 40 percent since 2017.

  • August 6, 2018

    Shehzil Malik sits at her desk and poses for a photo. Her desk and wall are covered in colorful artwork.

    Alumna creates feminist art and clothing line

    Shehzil Malik ’14 (visual communication design) is a designer who has extensive experience as an advocate for social change. She believes in gender equality with every fiber of her being and hopes her work can help women around the world realize the power they have as individuals.

  • August 6, 2018

    A group of graduating students from Rochester Prep High School stand on a stage and hold up t-shirts from the colleges they have been accepted into for the fall.

    RIT helps prep Rochester seniors for next step

    The Rochester Prep High School graduating class of 25 students received 96 college acceptances, and 100 percent of these students will attend college in the fall--three of whom will attend RIT.

  • August 6, 2018

    Mike Blain and his wife surrounded by RIT honors program students and Tamra Werner, director of alumni relations celebrating his birthday.

    RIT Hillel founder leaves lasting impact

    By 1954, Mike Blain ’57 (printing) had survived the Holocaust and the Korean War and wanted a college education. He finished at RIT in three years, worked as an associate editor for Reporter magazine and started RIT Hillel, the Jewish student group that continues 64 years later.

  • July 16, 2018

    Peter Hauser standing in front of the United Nations sign.

    NTID professor addresses United Nations

    Professor Peter Hauser, an expert on the long-term impact of deaf individuals’ early language acquisition, delivered a report at a meeting of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Geneva, Switzerland.

  • July 13, 2018

    RIT President, Dr. Munson, standing on a stage in front of a band.

    RIT publicly launches $1 billion blended campaign

    RIT displayed its signature blend of arts and technology Thursday in an evening of entertainment centered on a major announcement about the university’s future: RIT is publicly launching a $1 billion blended campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the university’s history.

  • July 11, 2018

    RIT program receives $4,000 innovation grant

    RIT’s Spirituality and Religious Life program in the Center for Campus Life has been given a $4,000 innovation grant from the Interfaith Youth Core to support interfaith leadership training.

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