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 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.
September 25, 2015

RIT receives second consecutive diversity award

RIT received the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the university's second consecutive HEED award.
September 21, 2015

NASA's Clayton Turner to open speaker series

Clayton Turner, NASA's deputy director of Langley Research Center, will open the 2015 Dean's Alumni Speaker Series at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 24 in the Xerox Auditorium.
September 9, 2015

‘U.S. News’ ranks RIT among most innovative

RIT is among the “Most Innovative Schools” in a new survey of college leaders in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges.
September 3, 2015

McNair Scholar hopes to give back to homeland

Meet Enock Ntekereze, a third-year international global studies student who came to the U.S. as a refugee when he was 13.
August 28, 2015

First-gen student works on detecting cancer cells

Meet Christian Gordillo, a fourth-year biotechnology and molecular bioscience major who will be the first in his family to graduate from high school and college.
August 21, 2015

President Destler: RIT ‘on the cusp of greatness’

Enrollment is at record-high levels, more investment is occurring and the future will bring more opportunities for growth, said President Destler in his address on Friday.
August 19, 2015

RIT welcomes record number of freshmen

RIT this week welcomes a record freshman class of 2,940 students and about 600 transfer students, bringing its total enrollment to more than 18,500 students.

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