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Message from President Schupbach on Recent News and Campus Safety: Posted on Oct. 16

October 16, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Featured

I want to follow up on the recent news, and your safety on the FIT campus. What happened in March […]

Elena Romero and Omi Hopper sit on stage in the Great Hall

What We Learned From Internet Kitchen Sensation Omi Hopper

October 16, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Events, Faculty/Staff, SUNY, Top Stories

Fans filled the John E. Reeves Great Hall on Thursday to see Omi Hopper, the internet sensation behind the Cooking […]

“Why Not Me?”: Writer Robin Givhan on Virgil Abloh’s Career

October 16, 2026 Alex Joseph All Stories, Diversity, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Liberal Arts, Students, Top Stories

Perhaps no fashion designer understood better than Virgil Abloh (1980–2021) the thousand forces that turn a bag, shoe, or dress […]

President Jason Schupbach and Ronnen Harary sit on stage in front of a screen in the Bob Fisch Presentation Hall

FIT Future//Forward Conversations: Ronnen Harary on Starting Your Business Now

October 16, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Alumni, Events, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Ronnen Harary, co-founder of toy giant Spin Master, didn’t attend FIT. But when the Canadian TV producer and billionaire entrepreneur […]

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Photos From Sustainability Awareness Week 2026

October 13, 2026 Jonathan Vatner All Stories, Events, Students, Sustainability, Top Stories

Sustainability Awareness Week 2026, the week of October 5, gave students the opportunity to learn about and engage with sustainability […]

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Advice from Business Execs on Getting Hired

October 12, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, FIT + Industry, School of Business & Technology, Top Stories

What student doesn’t want to land a job after graduation? The path toward employment—especially in today’s job market, with factors […]

Felita Harris seated, holding a microphone, onstage at a recent event

FIT Future//Forward Conversations: Felita Harris on the Importance of Access

October 12, 2026 Jonathan Vatner All Stories, Events, Featured, FIT + Industry

FIT Future//Forward, the strategic initiative led by President Jason Schupbach, aims to broaden access to career-focused education, strengthen industry partnerships, […]

Picturing the Presidents: A Venerable Illustration Faculty Member Renders All 45 for a Special Project

October 5, 2026 Alex Joseph All Stories, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

You’ve never seen George Washington quite like this. Rendered in crisp pen and ink on cream-colored paper, America’s first president […]

FIT Announces ‘FIT Future//Forward Conversations,’ a Series of Live Talks with the Individuals Shaping the Global Creative Industries

September 28, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Alumni, Events, Press Release, Top Stories

FIT announces new public programming under FIT Future//Forward, the strategic initiative launched by FIT President Jason Schupbach to establish the […]

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Inside Climate Week NYC at FIT

September 28, 2026 Jonathan Vatner All Stories, Sustainability, Top Stories

FIT’s Climate Week NYC programming brought global brand leaders, textile technology innovators, and design practitioners to campus the week of […]