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‘Adorned Futures’ Explores Indigenous Futurism and Cultural Resistance

March 16, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff, Press Release, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

  Adorned Futures: Fabric, Form, and Indigenous Resistance, opened in the Art and Design Gallery on February 25. The exhibition […]

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Fashion and Textile Studies’ Exhibition Examines Utilitarian Fashion

March 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Graduate Studies, Students, Top Stories

What happens when garments designed for protection, durability, and labor move beyond necessity and into the realm of fashion? Beyond […]

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Selena Gomez; Kenneth Cole

Social Impact Fund and FIT Foundation to Honor Selena Gomez and Kenneth Cole at Social Impact Summit

February 26, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, FIT + Industry, Press Release, Top Stories

The Social Impact Fund (SIF) and the FIT Foundation are proud to announce the 2026 Social Impact Summit x NYC, […]

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FIT Recognized as a Leader in Study Abroad

February 17, 2026 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Rankings, Students, Top Stories

FIT students study abroad more than those at almost any other American college that offers master’s degrees, according to a […]

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Jiyun Lim (winner), Jiaying Xie (runner up)_ Latecia Lester, Fashion Design_ Wonki Lee, Assistant Professor, Technical Design, Student Advisor_ Wajeeha Hassan, Fashion Design_ Doriean Jackson, Fashion Design

Two Technical Design Students Take Top Honors in Boll & Branch Contest

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, Students, Top Stories

Two Technical Design students from the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology took home top honors—and prizes—in […]

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woman looks at the UN scarves exhibition

Commemorating the U.N.’s Anniversary With Hand-Printed Scarves

February 9, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Events, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

To mark the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter, students from FIT’s Textile/Surface Design program created […]

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Five FIT Students Named Fashion Scholarship Fund Winners

February 2, 2026 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Art & Design, School of Business & Technology, Top Stories

Five FIT students have been named among the members of the newest class of the Fashion Scholarship Fund: Andrew Grayson, […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Headshot of Jason S. Schupbach

FIT Welcomes Jason S. Schupbach as Its Seventh President

January 15, 2026 FIT Newsroom College & Campus, Press Release, Top Stories

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a global leader in creative education and part of the State University of New […]

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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.

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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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