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“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 […]

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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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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 […]

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Faculty/Staff Accomplishments, Summer 2026

September 22, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Faculty/Staff, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Liberal Arts

School of Art and Design Adjunct Assistant Professor Deborah Hernandez, Textile/Surface Design, traveled to Thailand in April on an FDGA […]

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FIT Ranks in Top 10 Percent of Time’s Best Colleges List

September 13, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Rankings, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Graduate Studies, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

FIT has been ranked in the top 10% on Time’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges 2026–2027 list. Among 500 schools, FIT […]

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FIT Students Dominate 2026 CFDA Scholarships

September 8, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, FIT + Industry, School of Art & Design, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

Since its founding in 1996, the CFDA Scholarship Fund has supported emerging design talent through financial assistance, mentorship, and industry […]

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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. […]

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22 New Faculty Members Join FIT’s Ranks for Fall 2026

August 24, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, Faculty/Staff Home, Featured, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, School of Liberal Arts

At fall 2026 convocation August 24, FIT welcomed 22 new classroom and nonclassroom faculty members. Interim Vice President for Academic […]

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FIT and Polimoda Renew 40-Year Partnership, Continuing Global Study Abroad Opportunities

August 3, 2026 Laura Hatmaker All Stories, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

FIT and Polimoda in Florence, Italy, are celebrating 40 years of collaboration with a renewal of an agreement that will […]

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How Can Faculty Evaluate AI Assignments?

July 16, 2026 Jonathan Vatner All Stories, 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. […]

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