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President Schupbach at a podium in front of an audience at convocation

FIT Begins a New Academic Year With Big Ideas

August 31, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

At fall convocation, FIT’s leadership welcomed new faculty and administrators while looking ahead to the next phase of FIT Future//Forward. […]

FIT Appoints Kimberly Fasting-Berg Inaugural Chief Marketing Officer

August 24, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Top Stories

Fasting-Berg brings extensive experience building iconic brands across fashion, media, design, and arts and culture The Fashion Institute of Technology, […]

‘Transformative’ Harnisch Gift Expands Special Collections and Fashion History Timeline

August 3, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

A $400,000 donation from philanthropist Ruth Ann Harnisch via the Harnisch Foundation is bolstering two of FIT’s scholarly initiatives. The […]

Theanne Schiros; Test tubes filled with fluids with different colors

FIT and Columbia Work Together on a New Sustainable Fiber

August 3, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, Innovation, School of Liberal Arts, Sustainability

FIT, in partnership with Columbia University, has been awarded an $11.5 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to develop […]

three students sit at laptops in a computer lab with orange wall behind them

How Can Faculty Evaluate AI Assignments?

July 16, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, Featured, Innovation, School of Art & Design

In most creative academic environments, educators evaluate a student’s process and final project to gauge understanding of the concepts taught. […]

Joseph Altieri standing at a podium at a conference with large screens behind him

Joseph Altieri Presents at International Symposium in China

June 4, 2026 Cynthia Robinson College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Business & Technology

Earlier this spring, Joseph Altieri, adjunct instructor in Production Management, presented at the 2026 International Symposium on Industry-University-Research Collaborative Innovation, […]