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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November 11, 2015
Peter Jemison to advise on Native American issues
Peter Jemison, a member of the Heron clan of the Seneca Nation, will become RIT’s first Special Adviser to the President on Native American Issues. -
November 10, 2015
Andrew Young to speak at 2016 King’s Legacy event
Andrew Young, close friend and associate of Dr. Martin Luther King, will be the keynote speaker at the 2016 Expressions of King's Legacy Celebration at RIT. -
November 10, 2015
Twyla Cummings to receive prominent honor
Twyla J. Cummings, senior associate dean of the College of Imaging Arts and Sciences, has won the Printing Industries of America’s 2015 Naomi Berber Memorial Award. -
November 6, 2015
Ebony Miller named CUE interim director
Ebony Miller, former program manager of RIT’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship, has been named the center’s interim director. -
October 22, 2015
Women in Engineering, Computing open house Nov. 7
Women in Engineering and Women in Computing will house an open house from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 7. Girls in 5th through 9th grades can come learn about STEM opportunities. -
October 12, 2015
NTID’s Kathryn Schmitz wins Changing Hearts Award
Kathryn Schmitz, associate dean for academic administration, was awarded the Changing Hearts and Minds Award for her efforts to further RIT’s commitment to diversity. -
October 12, 2015
Featured speaker for Hispanic Heritage Month
Actress-singer Jackie Cruz, star of the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black will be the featured speaker during Hispanic Heritage Month Oct. 15 at RIT. -
October 12, 2015
RIT launches new diversity leadership program
W.O.C.H.A. (Women of Color, Honor and Ambition), a diversity program modeled after the highly successful M.O.C.H.A., aims to enhance leadership ability and build camaraderie. -
October 9, 2015
Candice Baldwin of RIT named Forty Under 40 winner
The senior director for Academic Success and director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Success was a "2015 Forty Under 40" award from the Rochester Business Journal. -
October 7, 2015
Rochester Fringe Fest deemed a success
Fringe Fest organizers say more than 63,000 people attended the 10-day festival, nearly 4,000 of which attended the more than 30 RIT student or faculty-run events. -
September 28, 2015
Engineering faculty receives prestigious award
Reginald Rogers, assistant professor of chemical engineering, was the recipient of the Joseph N. Cannon Award in Chemical Engineering. -
September 25, 2015
RIT hosts 21 Future Faculty program candidates
RIT's 2015 Future Faculty Career Exploration Program will host 21 diverse participants Sept. 30-Oct. 3. They will engage in interviews, observe classes and lecture on campus.