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.

September 13, 2017

Professor to speak about AME Church founder in D.C.

Professor Richard Newman will discuss Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Metropolitan AME Church in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
September 13, 2017

Scientist organizes symposium on ‘Global Women of Light’

Jie Qiao is collaborating with the Optical Society (OSA) Foundation to host the second annual symposium for women in optics and photonics on Sept. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part of the Frontiers in Optics OSA Conference.
September 12, 2017

Dyer Arts Center features Arte del Corazón exhibit

For the first time, the Dyer Arts Center will feature the artwork of Latinx deaf artists during the Arte del Corazón exhibit, which runs through Dec. 16.
September 11, 2017

RIT recognized for diversity efforts

For the fourth year in a row, RIT received a Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT into Diversity magazine. RIT is also being honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2017 by Minority Access, Incorporated.
August 21, 2017

RIT welcomes largest-ever class of Rochester City Scholars

RIT will welcome the eighth class of Destler/Johnson Rochester City Scholars at a ceremony on Monday. Since the program was established in 2010, more than 150 students from the district have attended RIT and received full scholarships toward their degree programs.
August 3, 2017

A family first: Graduating from college

Over the past 10 years, more than 5,000 first-generation students have enrolled in RIT undergraduate programs. Many have found support in on-campus programs designed to extend opportunity and encourage the pursuit of higher education.
August 1, 2017

Princeton Review names RIT among best colleges

The education-services company The Princeton Review features RIT in the just-published 2018 edition of its annual book The Best 382 Colleges.
July 12, 2017

RIT/NTID names Student Life Team director

Marvin “Tim” Albert has been named director of NTID’s Student Life Team and will supervise and oversee co-curricular events including clubs and Greek life for RIT/NTID’s 1,200 deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
July 11, 2017

NTID names director of diversity and inclusion

Stephanie Smith Albert has been named the first director of diversity and inclusion at NTID. She most recently was the director of student life at Ohio School for the Deaf in Columbus, Ohio.
June 26, 2017

RIT hosts summer undergraduate research programs

RIT leads universities in New York with seven federally funded summer research programs for undergraduate students. Eight to 10 students per program work with RIT researchers for 10 weeks. The newest Research Experience for Undergraduates program focuses on multimessenger astrophysics.
June 7, 2017

RIT receives $1M to promote diversity

RIT has been awarded $1 million as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Inclusive Excellence Initiative to increase diversity and inclusivity among undergraduate science majors and develop a strategy for supporting their success.
May 16, 2017

Scott Franklin receives faculty pluralism Award

Professor Scott Franklin, director of the Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning and Evaluation (CASTLE), won the 2017 Isaac L. Jordan Sr. Faculty Pluralism Award for his commitment to diversity and inclusion at RIT and within the Rochester community.

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