News highlights
Fulbright Fellow Stays the Course
Alum Ying Bonny Cai spent a year in Seoul studying traditional Korean apparel with contemporary makers reviving and modernizing ancient customs.
RISD Museum Effecting Change
Director John W. Smith announces deaccession of Head of a King (Oba) and plans to bring needed focus to Native American art and design via New Americas Research Initiative.
A Record Year of Engagement
The RISD community offers record-setting support for the college and its mission.
Legacies of the Slave Trade
SEI Research Fellow Christopher Roberts examines Providence’s historical connections to slavery and colonialism and their impact on the present day.
Renewable Energy and Systemic Racism
Environmental anthropologist Myles Lennon shares a framework for transitioning equitably from an extractive energy economy to a regenerative one.
RISD in the media
Providence Business News
Rhode Island School of Design Completes Nickerson Hall Renovations