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Author: Corey Lacey

FIT student Genique Smith.

President Brown on Juneteenth 2022

June 15, 2022 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Diversity

FIT President Joyce F. Brown has issued comments about the Juneteenth holiday, celebrated and commemorated by the college this Sunday. […]

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Fashion Design Students Capture the Joy of Spring at the Macy’s Flower Show

April 5, 2022 Corey Lacey FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

In conjunction with the Macy’s Flower Show, five Fashion Design BFA students have their works on display at the retailer’s […]

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Aniyah Smith, founder of Push Beauty, an inclusive and accessible cosmetics startup, poses for a portrait on Friday, Sept 24, 2021. Smith has received an Innovator Award from Northeastern's Women Who Empower inclusion and entrepreneurship initiative. The awards recognize 19 women who are graduates or current students at Northeastern. Photo by Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University

FIT Grad Developing Cosmetics Startup for Diverse Communities

December 14, 2021 Corey Lacey Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Top Stories

FIT alum Aniyah Smith, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing BS ’20, has created Push Beauty, an inclusive and accessible cosmetics company […]

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Portrait of Amber Valletta

Amber Valletta Named FIT’s First Sustainability Ambassador

September 23, 2021 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT announced that model, actress, and activist Amber Valletta has been named the college’s first sustainability ambassador, further solidifying FIT’s […]

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President Brown’s Statement on the Derek Chauvin Trial Verdict

April 21, 2021 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff

For me, one of yesterday’s most moving moments came when a man standing in the crowd in George Floyd Square […]

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Meet the Curators of FIT’s Black Student Union’s Virtual Exhibition

February 22, 2021 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

From left: Back to the Present curators Joi Berry, Communication Design AAS ‘21; Ashleigh Simpson, Fashion Design AAS ‘21; and […]

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Student smiling at camera for a headshot.

SUNY Celebrates FIT EOP Student for Academic Achievement

February 2, 2021 Corey Lacey Students, SUNY

Ava Pina’s remarks begin at 5:03-5:42. For the second year, SUNY announced the recipients of the Norman R. McConney, Jr., […]

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ChalktheTalk BSU's exhibition

#ChalkThatTalk: FIT’s Black Student Union Presents Exhibition In Honor of Black Lives Matter Movement

June 19, 2020 Corey Lacey College & Campus, Diversity, Newsroom Homepage Featured Story, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

  On Friday, June 19, FIT’s Black Student Union supported the Black Lives Matter movement by installing a powerful exhibition […]

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Taur Orange, director of FIT EOP and Derek Anthony, AMC '20

Advertising and Marketing Communications Student Receives an Inaugural SUNY EOP Award

November 27, 2019 Corey Lacey Diversity, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

Last month, the State University of New York announced the recipients of the inaugural Norman R. McConney, Jr. Award for […]

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Wed 04

FIT Library Special Collections and College Archives Welcome Wednesdays

October 4 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Thu 05

Domestic Violence Awareness Month Safety and Resource Fair

October 5 at 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Mon 09

Talking Trade at FIT: WITA on Career Pathways Panel

October 9 at 3:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Tue 10

Civility Week 2023

October 10
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Fashion Culture: Color in Indigenous Textiles

October 10 at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

THE MUSEUM AT FIT

dress made to look like a Hershey's chocolate barFood & Fashion on Display Through Nov. 26

The exhibition explores how food themes and motifs are used to comment on critical topics from luxury, gender, and consumerism to sustainability, social activism, and body politics. More details

FROM THE SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN BLOG

“ROPA PINTADA” BY DEBORAH KRUGER (FORM BASED ON TUNIC-LIKE HUIPIL FROM CHIAPAS AND GUATEMALA)
“Ropa Pintada,” by Deborah Kruger.

Flight Patterns

Internationally recognized artist and alumna Deborah Kruger credits FIT for the textile and design influences in her feathered works that will soon be touring across the U.S. Read more

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