Equity and Inclusion Stories

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Five Questions: Africanus Okokon

A brief interview with one of RISD’s Schiller Family Assistant Professors in Race in Art and Design.

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Jony Ive: “I’ve Always Been Fascinated by the Creative Process”

The LoveFrom founder and RISD honorary degree recipient is launching a new scholarship program to support aspiring designers in the US and UK.

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RISD’s Center for Complexity Partners on Translation Tool for ER Patients

New Say Your Pain app developed in conjunction with creative agency WongDoody aims to improve outcomes for non-English speakers. 

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Native American Storytellers Share Vital Knowledge with RISD Students

Undergraduate students Pei-Yu Hung and Andres Guevara organize a wide-ranging storytelling series for a Collaborative Study Project focused on Indigenous oral traditions.

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Five Questions: Fatema Maswood

A brief interview with one of RISD’s Schiller Family Assistant Professors in Race in Art and Design.

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RISD SEI Fellow Germán Pallares-Avitia Explores International Relations along the US-Mexico Border

The second-year teaching and research fellow shows students how the built environment can shed light on issues of race, class, gender and more.

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Studio Museum Director Thelma Golden Honors Martin Luther King at RISD

RISD’s 11th annual MLK Series keynote speaker addresses public art and the importance of creating space for Black artists.

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The Ethics of Bearing Witness

SEI Teaching and Research Fellow Zoé Samudzi explores images of violence and death and how humanitarian photography may or may not influence the viewer’s behavior.