Media coverage

Architectural Digest interviews Rosanne Somerson on the eve of a new chapter.

President Rosanne Somerson discusses the challenges of 2020 and the future of design education on Monocle on Design podcast.

President Rosanne Somerson discusses the challenges and unexpected rewards of reconstructing design education on Design Observer podcast.

The Boston Globe reports on RISD’s efforts to respond to activism, hire new faculty, boost diversity and return looted artifacts.

President Rosanne Somerson discusses how RISD has been forced to reinvent itself in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

President Rosanne Somerson and alums Misha Kahn, Susan Sellers and Tavares Strachan discuss the possible impacts of COVID-19 on the future of art and design.

President Rosanne Somerson joins fellow college presidents in discussing the complex challenges institutions of higher learning are facing in shifting rapidly to remote learning.

President Rosanne Somerson discusses the challenges of educating students during COVID-19 and how to respond to the pandemic as a “call-to-action moment.”

Hyperallergic discusses how RISD is adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic and highlights the benefits of the recently launched RISD Network.

President Rosanne Somerson discusses how RISD has pivoted to stay a leader in art and design education while serving an increasingly diverse student body.

Monocle profiles President Rosanne Somerson and RISD’s tight-knit leadership team.