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Title Text:  Caption:  Description:  Image Credit:  Submitted City University of New York Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez has followed through on increasing faculty diversity. Nine new college presidents – including two Asian Americans, three African Americans and three women – were appointed in the past year. Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, CUNY established the Chancellor’s Emergency Relief Fund with $1 million each from the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation and the James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation. This grew to more than $8 million by the fall and allowed CUNY to dist...

Photo: News10NBC. RIT Logo Created: April 16, 2021 01:26 PM ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC)— The celebration will be on for the Rochester Institute of Technology class of 2021 come May, but they're not the only class that will join in on the celebration. RIT Friday announced it will hold in-person ceremonies for both the upcoming class, as well as the 2020 class. The 2021 class will be celebrated on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15, while the 2020 class will be celebrated on Sunday, May 16. Last year, This year, while the grads can celebrate in person, the cere...

Rose was president from 1979 to 1992, He resigned when his ties with the CIA came under scrutiny.

Tiger Testing is a sign of the times and a key strategy in RIT’s COVID-19 response. The success of RIT’s Tiger Testing campaign is made possible by campus-wide collaborations involving more than 100 employees working behind the scenes to support RIT’s COVID-19 response. Information and Technology Services Project Management Office and RIT Athletics are two of many departments that have helped the university create a safe environment during the coronavirus pandemic by facilitating high-volume testing this spring. Their efforts have enabled RIT leadership to monitor and mitigate COVI...

We have been discussing how universities are remaining silent as student governments limit rights of free speech and association, including the impeachment of conservative students.   Now, students at Skidmore College have reportedly barred fellow students from starting a campus chapter of the conservative group Young Americans for Liberty (YAL). In Rochester Institute of Technology, the student government has impeached student Senator Jacob Custer for defending campus police officers wearing Thin Blue Line masks. In both controversies, there are appeals or reviews being pursued but st...