RIT President Bill Sanders

We have a terrific lineup for Brick City Homecoming and Family Weekend. I hope you can join us in October!

Science educator Bill Nye and comic Preacher Lawson to be featured at RIT’s Brick City Weekend Science educator Bill Nye and comedian Preacher Lawson to appear at RIT’s 2026 Brick City Weekend Oct. 16-18.

Celebrating a big economic win for the Rochester region is a STELLAR way to spend a Friday afternoon. RIT is honored to join our partners, led by the University of Rochester, in creating a national hub for laser research, education, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. Thank you the NSF for believing in the STELLAR project. And thank you to our congressional delegation and the state of New York, including Senator Chuck Schumer U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Joe Morelle, Congressman Nick Langworthy, Rep. Claudia Tenney, Governor Kathy Hochul, Monroe County Executive Adam J. Bello, Mayor Malik Evans and Empire State Development's Vincent Esposito for sharing in this vision and incredible support.

Photos by: Mollie Radzinski and Chris Carpenter

This award positions the Rochester region to build on its legacy of innovation while strengthening America's competitiveness in one of the world's most important technologies. RIT is honored to join our partners in creating a national hub for laser research, education, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.

Thank you to Senator Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressman Joe Morelle, Rep. Claudia Tenney Congressman Nick Langworthy for their support in securing this award.

This successful reaccreditation reflects contributions from hundreds of members of the RIT community who participated in working groups, provided feedback, contributed evidence, hosted campus evaluators, and helped advance the university's continuous improvement efforts throughout the self-study process. I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation for the thorough and collegial review process, noting that the findings accurately reflect RIT’s culture, achievements, and aspirations.

Middle States reaffirms RIT’s accreditation Rochester Institute of Technology has officially been reaffirmed for accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Jeff and Joyce have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to RIT through their leadership, service, and generosity over many years. This gift invests in the people who shape the future of our university: our students, faculty, and academic leaders.

RIT has received a $24 million commitment from Board of Trustees member Jeff Harris ’75 and President’s Roundtable member and College of Liberal Arts National Council chair Joyce Pratt!

Since 1985, the couple has supported scholarships, professorships, academic programs, and student initiatives across the university. Now, their generous gift will help prepare graduates who will shape the direction of technological change.

Learn more about Harris and Pratt's gift: https://www.rit.edu/go/donor-24mil-harrispratt

Last week we had another opportunity to visit with alumni, parents, prospective students and friends of RIT, this time in Washington DC. We had such a wonderful time meeting so many of you and hearing your stories. Thank you for the opportunity to share the latest on RIT's strategic framework with you. And thank you, Tiger family, for all you do to help this university continue to flourish!
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Welcome to RIT Dr. Aziz! We are excited to have you join our team.

Hasan Aziz named dean of RIT’s College of Health Sciences and Technology Hassan Aziz has been named dean of the College of Health Sciences and Technology at Rochester Institute of Technology.

Welcome to the RIT family Dr. Fleischer! We are thrilled to have you join us.

Flavia S. Fleischer makes history as the first deaf woman to serve as NTID dean.

Following a national search, NTID President Caroline M. Solomon and RIT Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Prabu David are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Flavia S. Fleischer as the college’s new dean.

Fleischer, who is the first deaf woman to serve as NTID dean, most recently was chair and professor of the Deaf Studies Department at California State University, Northridge. Her previous experience includes coordinating the ASL and Deaf Studies program at Utah Valley University, American Sign Language Faculty and Program chair at the College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita, California, and American Sign Language Faculty and Program coordinator at Saddleback College in Mission Viejo, California.

“Dr. Fleischer stood out among an impressive field of candidates because of her expertise in Deaf education and her deep commitment to students,” Solomon said. “She understands that NTID’s success lies in its dedicated faculty and the vibrant, diverse student community they support. Her leadership will be instrumental in evolving our academic programs to meet the demands of a changing workforce, ensuring our students graduate with both the technical skills and the confidence to lead in their chosen fields.”

“We are delighted that Dr. Fleischer will serve as the next dean of NTID,” said David. “As the landscape of higher education evolves, her focus on faculty empowerment and academic excellence will ensure that NTID remains the gold standard for preparing deaf and hard-of-hearing students for career success.”

Fleischer is the author of numerous publications on Deaf education and has presented at conferences throughout the country on the topic. She is a co-principal investigator on a $1.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs on preparing a pipeline for educators of the Deaf.

She served as vice president of the California Association of the Deaf and commissioner of the Commission on Inclusion and Diversity Initiatives at California State University, Northridge. “I am thrilled to join RIT/NTID and serve a community I have long admired for its innovation, creativity, and academic rigor,” said Fleischer. “I look forward to working closely with our talented faculty and staff to ensure that every student has the tools, mentorship, and opportunities to turn their passions into impactful careers.”

Fleischer holds doctorate and master’s degrees in ASL linguistics from Gallaudet University, a master’s in interdisciplinary studies in linguistics, Deaf culture and special education from California State University, Northridge, and a bachelor’s degree in history from Gallaudet University.

She assumes the deanship on August 1.

Read the announcement here: https://brnw.ch/21x3blo

An ASL version of this announcement can be found here: https://brnw.ch/21x3bln

What a joyous and inspiring weekend! This was my first commencement at RIT, and I cannot tell you how meaningful that is to me. I'm honored to have shared these days with our graduates. I am incredibly proud of you all.
Thank you to our wonderful speakers and honorary degree recipients and alumni award recipient for their inspirational messages and examples. And thank you, too, to the hard-working team of faculty, staff and volunteers that helped to make the weekend flow so smoothly.

Through this consortium, RIT will coordinate a nationwide network of partners to deliver STEM education and workforce development programs that reach students and educators from elementary school through postdoctoral study. This is not about steering students toward a single career, but about opening doors to exploration, preparation, and possibility.

RIT partners with Army to strengthen nation’s future workforce The U.S. Department of the Army Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics awarded RIT a cooperative agreement to form the Army STEM Education Conso