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27th on Sale Turns Campus Into a Fashion Closet for a Cause

September 14, 2026 Laura Hatmaker Alumni, College & Campus, Events, Featured, FIT + Industry, Press Release, Students

Benefiting student scholarships, with over 2,500 designer and vintage pieces from beloved brands and the coveted collections of Tracee Ellis […]

FIT Students Dominate 2026 CFDA Scholarships

September 8, 2026 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, 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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Three FIT Students Win CFDA x Veronica Beard Scholarship

November 7, 2025 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Since its inception in 1996, the CFDA Scholarship Fund has awarded $4.4 million to 384 students, supporting the next generation […]

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Students Win Three Coveted CFDA Awards

October 16, 2023 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Each year, the CFDA awards a handful of highly competitive scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students at institutions across the […]

Alum Curates CFDA’s First Metaverse Fashion Show

December 16, 2022 Alex Joseph Alumni, Featured, Innovation

Starting December 19, enter the online game The Sandbox and you can see an exhibition of digital fashion, curated by […]

Design Students Win CFDA and Joe’s Blackbook Competitions

September 17, 2020 Jonathan Vatner Students, Top Stories

On September 14, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the winners of its annual awards, and three […]

Six FIT Students Are CFDA Scholarship Finalists

June 17, 2020 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Art & Design, Students, Top Stories

Six FIT students—four from the Fashion Design undergraduate program and two from the graduate program—have been selected as finalists for […]

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Ron Milon Quoted in CFDA Briefing on Diversity and Inclusion

March 13, 2019 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, Faculty/Staff, FIT + Industry

Chief Diversity Officer Ron Milon participated in the creation of the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s Insider/Outsider publication earlier this […]

Three Recent FIT Graduates Selected for CFDA Fashion Future Graduate Showcase

July 6, 2018 Alexandra Mann Alumni, Alumni Home, College & Campus, Students

Three Fashion Design majors who graduated in May are among the 53 recent graduates from eight schools who will show […]

Terri Huang and Peter Chan at Sunrise Studio

Alumni Win $200K Grant from CFDA and NYCEDC

March 22, 2018 Alex Joseph Alumni, Alumni Home, College & Campus, Faculty/Staff

Peter Wai Chan, Production Management, and alumna Terri Huang ’98, business partners and owners of Sunrise Studio, a factory on […]