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Building a Biomaterials Reference Library, One Avocado Skin at a Time

February 20, 2026 Kim Masibay College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

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 […]

Laticha Brown and Elena Romero Selected for SUNY LEADS Fellowships

February 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology, SUNY

Professors Laticha Brown, chair of Fashion Business Management, and Elena Romero, assistant chair of Marketing Communications, have both been selected […]

Elena Romero, Tetsuo Tamanaha, Michael Kaye, and Joshua Whitehead

Four Professors Present at Academic Conference in Hangzhou, China

February 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology

Four of FIT’s professors took part in the Second Sino-U.S. Bilateral Academic Conference on Museums Advancing Design Higher Education held […]

Ron Amato Curates ‘Voyeur’ at The SoHo Project Space

February 19, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design

Ron Amato, professor of Photography, has curated a new exhibition at The SoHo Project Space titled Voyeur: A Photographic Exploration. […]

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Augmented Reality Work by C.J. Yeh on Display in Show in Taiwan

February 19, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design

Last year, C.J. Yeh, professor and assistant chair of the Illustration and Interactive Media Department and coordinator of the college’s […]

Tanya Melendez-Escalante stands in front of the Museum at FIT entrance; Natalie Nudell stands on Seventh Avenue near the Garment District

Tanya Meléndez-Escalante and Natalie Nudell Win Vilcek Prizes

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, Museum, School of Liberal Arts

Since its inception in 2006, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded more than $9.6 million to support the achievements of immigrants […]

Highlights of President Jason S. Schupbach’s First Convocation

January 27, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, Faculty/Staff, Top Stories

Twice a year, FIT’s convocation brings together faculty and administrators to mark the start to the semester. At spring convocation […]

student working on a garment at a dress form in an FIT classroom

FIT Named One of the World’s Best Fashion Schools by ‘Vogue Business’

January 20, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry, Rankings, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

FIT has been named one of the world’s top fashion schools by Vogue Business in its latest global roundup. The […]

Julian Silverman in his classroom pouring a yellow substance into a beaker

We Have Questions for … Julian Silverman

December 5, 2025 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

Julian Silverman is an assistant professor in the Department of Science and Math, where he focuses on developing hands-on activities […]