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Author: Jonathan Vatner

Professor and student creating a redding material in a beaker

Student-Faculty Duo Creates Compostable Leather Alternative

April 21, 2025 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

For the capstone project in Technical Design this spring, graduating students were asked to create an innovative garment. Isabella Estevez, […]

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Dillard Receives Patent for Invention

March 14, 2025 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Bernard Dillard, associate professor of Mathematics, invented and received a utility patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for […]

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Rows of colorful ASJA pins

Recapping the National Journalism Conference Held at FIT

March 3, 2025 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Featured, FIT + Industry, School of Business & Technology, Students

The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) held its annual conference at FIT February 24–26, offering real-world education and […]

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Nine symmetrical stone sculptures

Work Away From Work: Recent Faculty Sabbaticals

November 18, 2024 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

On November 14, 10 faculty members who took sabbaticals in the 2023–24 academic year presented on their projects in the […]

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Don Lemon, Dr. Joyce F. Brown, and Emil Wilbekin.

Don Lemon Addresses Civility in the Media at FIT

October 21, 2024 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Diversity, Featured, School of Business & Technology

“I have a very strong perspective on things,” broadcast journalist Don Lemon said in an October 16 dialogue with Emil […]

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B Michael and President Joyce F. Brown at FIT's 2024 Commencement

Life Lessons From Industry Luminaries at FIT’s 2024 Commencement

May 28, 2024 Jonathan Vatner Alumni, College & Campus, FIT + Industry, School of Graduate Studies, SUNY, Top Stories

“Never forget where you came from,” were the closing words of retail legend Mickey Drexler in his FIT commencement address […]

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Florence Fashion Design Students Show ‘Transformation’

May 28, 2024 Jonathan Vatner School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

On April 18, under the aegis of FIT International Programs in Florence, 14 students graduating with AAS degrees staged a […]

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Hernandez with Orange and two others

Tyler Hernández Wins EOP Award for Student Excellence

May 20, 2024 Jonathan Vatner Diversity, Students, SUNY, Top Stories

When Tyler Hernández graduates this week with her BFA in Animation, Interactive Media, and Game Design, she’ll leave with an […]

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Two cylindrical containers with green pipes coming out of them

FIT Invests in Energy-Efficient Infrastructure

April 29, 2024 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Sustainability, Top Stories

In the fight against climate change, individual action is important, but upgrading infrastructure makes a much larger impact. This spring, […]

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Dahlia Schweitzer on camera for Menendez Brothers documentary

Dahlia Schweitzer Featured in Menendez Brothers Docuseries

April 16, 2024 Jonathan Vatner Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

Dahlia Schweitzer, chair of Film, Media, and Performing Arts, is heavily featured in a new four-part docuseries, Menendez Brothers: Victims […]

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Sungwoo Roh upcycling sneakers in her workshopOld and Improved

Find out more about how four FIT community members are upcycling, which is one of the fastest-growing trends in fashion, projected by industry analysts to exceed $11 billion in sales by 2029.

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Cross-Pollination: Fashion and Psychoanalysis

Check out work from this collaborative project between students and faculty at FIT and in Mexico, and Singapore that used The Museum at FIT’s recent Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis as inspiration. Find it in the Goodman Center Lobby, near the museum galleries, through April 19.

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