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Category: Diversity

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Indigenous Creator Amy Denet Deal on Career, Community, and Cultural Heritage

November 25, 2024 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Events, Top Stories

On November 19, FIT held A Celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, a full day of panel discussions and […]

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Chloe M. Martin Selected to Attend Scholarly Retreat

November 22, 2024 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

Assistant Professor Chloe M. Martin, Social Sciences–Psychology, was recently selected to participate in the Society for Personality and Social Psychology […]

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Graphic Design Students Partner with Indigenous Student Artists for ‘Lighted Earth’

November 4, 2024 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Diversity, Events, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

In honor of National Native American History Month, FIT’s Art and Design Gallery—the school’s public contemporary art space—presents the exhibition […]

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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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Students Study AI and Fashion in Venice

August 26, 2024 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, Innovation, Students, Top Stories

Earlier this summer, eight students explored the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and fashion in a unique study abroad curriculum […]

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Bakari Sellers Engages FIT in Candid Conversation on Social Justice and Leadership

August 19, 2024 Alex Joseph Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Events, FIT + Industry, Top Stories

This summer, FIT hosted a luncheon that benefited its Social Justice Center (SJC) and also sparked reflections on the intersection […]

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2024 PETE Prize Winners to Launch Adaptive Fashion Marketplace

May 28, 2024 Alexandra Mann Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, FIT + Industry, Innovation, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

The winners of FIT’s third annual PETE Prize for Entrepreneurs were announced Thursday, May 16, at FIT. The 2024 winning team of […]

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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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Evelyn Rynkiewicz and Deborah Berhanu

Female Science Professors Discuss Inclusive Classrooms at SUNY Conference

May 13, 2024 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

On April 25, two faculty members from the Department of Science and Math, spoke at the Vanguard Award Ceremony, held […]

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Creating a Latinx Networking Event for the FIT Community

April 22, 2024 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Diversity, Events, Museum

When Dana Flores, Advertising and Marketing Communications ’22, arrived at FIT, she had three specific goals in mind: to meet […]

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FROM HUE MAGAZINE

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Just Call Her JP

Fresh off One Battle After Another‘s Oscar win for Best Picture, we’re celebrating one of its standout stars: FIT Fashion Merchandising Management alumna Shayna McHayle, also known as Junglepussy, also known as JP. Check out our profile of the alum in FIT’s magazine, Hue.

SUSTAINABILITY SPOTLIGHT

Gwen Sanchirico leans over a drawer of colorful glass petri dishes Building a Biomaterials Reference Library, One Avocado Skin at a Time

From 60,000-year-old Neanderthal “super-glue” to WWII-era milk-spun fabric, humans have always found ways to forge useful materials from whatever is on hand. Today, in Room C806 of the Feldman Center, FIT researcher Gwen Sanchirico is carrying that spirit of innovation into the future.

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