An Inside Look

Catch up, reconnect, and get ready for a new academic year at the College of Liberal Arts.

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Inspiring People, Amazing Work.

Marking a Milestone for RIT: University’s partnership with Door to Italy program celebrates 20 years.

Artificial intelligence aids cultural heritage researchers documenting and teaching oral histories.

Pulitzer winner and bestselling author David Cay Johnston joins RIT College of Liberal Arts faculty.

Hello, Friend.

Favorite music (general style or specific band), podcast, book, or movie:
"10 Things I Hate About You" or "Inception" (tied for first)

Three foods you can’t live without:
Pasta and sauce, Philly cheesesteaks, and Taco Bell

Best thing that happened to you yesterday:
Took my dog to the park

What or who inspires you?
My dad. He has taught me so much and encourages me to do better each day.

A goal or dream you are working towards:
Juggle seven ball and five club before I graduate.

Newsmakers

Hinda Mandell, professor in the School of Communication, has joined the editorial board of the International Journal of Sustainable Fashion and Textiles, following a selective process. This journal is a peer-reviewed academic publication dedicated to the area of sustainability and ethics in the fashion and textiles industry. Its principal objectives are to provide a platform for the advancement of sustainable fashion and textiles innovation, raise awareness of the environmental and social issues, and disseminate how sustainable solutions can be implemented.

Katrina Overby, assistant professor in the School of Communication, has joined the editorial board for Gatherings, an interdisciplinary, intersectional feminist journal housed by St. John Fisher University. Overby’s article, "The Familiar Feels Like Family: A Black Feminists’ Approach to Placemaking and Gathering for Black Women in the Academy," is featured in the journal’s first volume, titled “Exploring Feminist Placemaking.”

Six staff members of RIT’s Reporter magazine attended the Associated Collegiate Press College Media Mega Workshop, July 18-20 in Minneapolis. They earned second place in the People’s Choice Best in Show Award for their 2023-2024 winter publication and placed eighth in the newspaper/news magazine category. During the workshop, the students enhanced their collegiate media skills, guided by their adviser Tom Dooley, a lecturer in the School of Communication.

Rebecca Scales, associate professor in the Department of History, published the article "Inventing Polio Care at the Colonie de Saint-Fargeau: Disability, Rehabilitation, and the Welfare State in Interwar France" in the latest issue of The Journal of Social History. The article explores the history of the first residential polio care facility in France, founded by polio survivor Ellen Poidatz.

Bruce A. Austin, professor in the School of Communication, published an article on the Alexis Jean Fournier exhibition in East Aurora, N.Y., on July 26 in Antiques and the Arts Weekly.

Andy Head, assistant professor in the School of Performing Arts and NTID Department of Performing Arts, published a co-authored book, Staging Deaf and Hearing Theatre Productions: A Practical Guide. A first of its kind, the book includes both d/Deaf and hearing perspectives and details best practices for ensuring accessibility and inclusion during the theatrical production process from ideation through closing night. The guide is written for a range of practical applications in both academic and professional settings and features insight for directors, designers, performers, and producers.

Professor Tamar Carroll recently interviewed Rebecca Aloisio, senior lecturer in the School of Design, about her artwork featured at the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y. Aloisio's exhibition, "La Cicatrice.” On display through Sept. 21.

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