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.

October 23, 2017

RIT receives $2.8M to support diversity programs

RIT received three grants to help underrepresented minority students receive access and support in their education. The grants will support the Upward Bound Classic program, the RIT McNair Scholars program and the LSAMP program.
October 17, 2017

RIT awarded $1.3M for Veterans Upward Bound program

Area veterans will have the opportunity to attain college degrees and enter some of the area’s fastest growing employment sectors through Veterans Upward Bound, a national outreach program that will be based at RIT.
October 17, 2017

GCCIS’ Kim Shearer wins Changing Hearts and Minds Award

Kim Shearer, director of operations and college liaison for the B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, received the 2017 Changing Hearts and Minds Award for her efforts to enhance diversity among the faculty ranks and further RIT’s overall commitment to diversity.
October 4, 2017

Women in Engineering at RIT hosts open house Nov. 4

The Women in Engineering program at RIT is holding its annual open house girls in grades 5 through 9 and their families, teachers, guidance counselors and community leaders.
October 4, 2017

NFL’s Dawn Hudson headlines Gasser lecture series

Dawn Hudson, the NFL’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer, will share some of her career strategies for brand success at Saunders College of Business Gasser Lecture Series on Oct. 13.
October 3, 2017

Co-founder of Black Lives Matter: Canada to speak

Janaya Khan, a leading voice in the international Black Lives Matter movement, will deliver a talk titled “Black Lives Matter: More Than a Hashtag” at RIT on Oct. 11.
October 2, 2017

Three staff members receive Diversity Awards to attend NYSERNet Conference

Nicole Mirando, Caitlin Nairn and Michelle Guerrieri-Poysa from RIT’s Information and Technology Services are among the first recipients of New York State Education and Research Network’s Diversity Awards, a program to encourage underrepresented women and men to advance in the IT field.
September 28, 2017

LASA promotes positive environment for Hispanic students

Meet Daniel Ruano, a third-year network and systems administration major and president of the Latin American Student Association (LASA).
September 27, 2017

Diverse candidates to visit RIT for Future Faculty program

The Future Faculty Career Exploration Program welcomes diverse prospective faculty to explore teaching and post-doctoral opportunities at RIT.
September 25, 2017

Assistant professor wins award for excellence in teaching

Reginald Rogers, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, received the Henry C. McBay Outstanding Teacher Award from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers.
September 15, 2017

Norma Holland kicks off diversity speaker series

Local news anchor Norma Holland will be the first of three notable figures to speak as part of RIT’s 2017 Division of Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series.
September 14, 2017

‘She Got Game’ filmmaker to talk at RIT Sept. 21

Cailleah Scott-Grimes’ 2015 award-winning documentary She Got Game is the story of a young woman searching to reconnect with the world of video games.

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