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Category: Diversity

FIT Ranks High for Social Mobility

January 9, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Diversity, Rankings, Top Stories

The Social Mobility Index (SMI) is a nontraditional college ranking that emphasizes indicators of economic opportunity rather than prestige. In […]

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cover of Fat Fashion book; Yuniya Kawamura; Paolo Volonte

Who’s Afraid of Fatness in Fashion?

November 9, 2022 Alex Joseph College & Campus, Diversity, Events, Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, Top Stories

Would you consider fashion to be size-inclusive in 2022? If you answered yes, Paolo Volonté, author of Fat Fashion: The […]

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Angie Cruz and cover of book How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water

Literary Star Angie Cruz ’94 Discusses Her New Novel

October 14, 2022 Alex Joseph Alumni, Alumni Home, Diversity, Top Stories

In September, the fourth novel by Angie Cruz, Fashion Design ’94, was reviewed on the cover of The New York […]

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(From left) FIT fashion and accessories design alumni Juliana Bui, Jake Valliere, and Desiree DiCarlo join Chris (Ludacris) Bridges during the FAO Schwarz "Kick It with Karma's World" event celebrating the launch of the toy line.

‘Karma’s World’ Designers Kick It With Ludacris

August 24, 2022 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Featured, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, Students

On August 10, “Kick It with Karma’s World” was held at legendary toy store FAO Schwarz. The all-day event was […]

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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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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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Introducing FIT’s Social Justice Center

December 8, 2021 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Diversity, FIT + Industry, Top Stories

On Dec. 8, FIT launched an unprecedented initiative to transform the lives and careers of people of color in the […]

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collage of photos of all 2021 scholarship winners

Two FIT Students Chosen as Gucci Changemakers

July 22, 2021 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Diversity, Students, Top Stories

Elijah Huggins-English and Dinasty Ly may change the fashion world once they graduate from FIT. Thanks to a major scholarship […]

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FIT student Yamilet Almonte.

BSU’s Juneteenth Mural Reflects on ‘Love and Resilience’

June 30, 2021 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, Students, Top Stories

On Saturday, June 19, FIT’s Black Student Union (BSU) commemorated Juneteenth by hosting an intimate outdoor gathering of artists and […]

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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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Sun 05

Exhibition: Chasing a Dying River: Ghat 24 Yamuna, Delhi, India — Opens

February 5
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Exhibition: FIT Fabulous: A Modern Investigation of Hip Hop — Opens

February 8
Wed 08

Exhibition: Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop — Opens

February 8
Sun 12

Exhibition: Out of Body or Out of Place? — Closes

February 12
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Diversity Collective Meet and Greet

February 13 at 10:00 am - 11:00 am

ON FITTIGERS.COM

Devin Rotunno and Andrea Distefano

Two Students Named SUNY Scholar-Athlete Award Winners

Congratulations to Andrea Distefano for being named the Fall SUNY Scholar Athlete Women’s Cross Country Award winner and to Devin Rotunno for being named the Fall SUNY Scholar Athlete Women’s Tennis Award winner during SUNY’s inaugural year of naming SUNY-wide Scholar Athletes. Full story at FIT’s sports website, FITTigers.com

HUE: THE AMERICAN STYLE ISSUE

cover of Hue magazine with white t-shirtAfter an intensive redesign, the new issue of Hue is here! FIT’s magazine has been completely reimagined, down to the bold logo—and this issue is our most ambitious yet. Visit hue.fitnyc.edu.

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