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Kendall Foundation 2018 New England Food Vision Prize 11/05/2018 Rhode Island School of Design and N Square Collaborate to Explore New Approaches to Addressing Nuclear Proliferation 09/17/2018 Rhode Island School of Design Announces Collaboration with Murray Moss 08/23/2018 Rhode Island School Of Design Returns To New York Fashion Week: Collection 18 Presents Best Of Class 06/26/2018 Rhode Island School of Design’s Board of Trustees Elects New 2018 Members 06/13/2018 Infosys and Rhode Island School of Design Launch Pioneering Design Partnership 06/05/2018 Matthew Shenoda Appointed as Inaugural Vice President of Social Equity and Inclusion at Rhode Island School of Design 05/31/2018 Rhode Island School of Design Announces Initiative Focused on Softwoods and Cork in the Context of Portugal 05/04/2018 Rhode Island School of Design’s 2018 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 23 04/23/2018 Hanson Robotics Founder, CEO and Chief Designer David Hanson to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2018 Commencement 04/06/2018 COLLECTION 2018: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway 04/04/2018 Rhode Island School of Design and the Ministry of Tourism, Air Transport, Handicrafts and Social Economy of Morocco, Maison de l’Artisan and Holmarcom Group Announce Pilot Collaboration and Partnership 03/05/2018 RISD Announces Decision on Art Claim Made by the Alphonse Kann Association 2017 press releases 09/13/2017 Rhode Island School of Design Joins Growing Alliance of Colleges Working Nationally To Expand Access and Opportunites for 50,000 Talented Low-And Moderate-Income Students 09/05/2017 Rhode Island School of Design Marks Anniversary of Glass Department with Wonder: 50 Years RISD Glass 08/29/2017 RISD Presents COLLECTION 2017 at New York Fashion Week 08/08/2017 Rhode Island School of Design and Prospect Park Alliance Partner on Cultural Study and Object Creation from Fallen Witness Tree 05/19/2017 Airbnb Co-Founder, CEO and Head of Community Brian Chesky to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2017 Commencement 04/04/2017 Rhode Island School of Design’s 2017 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 24 03/27/2017 COLLECTION 2017: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway 03/10/2017 Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design + Textiles Departments present Patterns of Making in Milan and New York City 01/10/2017 Emory Douglas to Deliver Keynote for Rhode Island School of Design’s 2016-17 Martin Luther King, Jr. Series 2016 press releases 11/15/2016 Rhode Island School of Design Completes SouthLight Performance Venue and Urban Lawn 10/12/2016 Rhode Island School of Design Welcomes Shahzia Sikander, the 2016 Kirloskar Visiting Scholar in Painting at RISD 09/21/2016 Rhode Island School of Design Launches Design for Manufacturing Innovation Certificate Program 09/06/2016 New SouthLight Extension Opens at the Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island 08/17/2016 RISD Presents COLLECTION 2016 at New York Fashion Week 05/13/2016 Maharam and Rhode Island School of Design Celebrate the Maharam STEAM Fellowships in Applied Art and Design and Announce Program Renewal 05/11/2016 Writer Hilton Als to Deliver Keynote Address at Rhode Island School of Design’s 2016 Commencement 05/06/2016 Rhode Island School of Design Announces Institute for Design + Public Policy with the Rhode Island Foundation 03/22/2016 Rhode Island School of Design’s 2016 Annual Graduate Thesis Exhibition to Open at the Rhode Island Convention Center on May 26 03/21/2016 COLLECTION 2016: RISD Apparel Design Seniors to Debut their Work on the Runway 03/08/2016 RISD to Host Design Science Symposium 03/07/2016 Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design + Textiles Departments present 'The Narrative of Making' in Milan and New York City 03/07/2016 Rhode Island School of Design’s Furniture Design + Textiles Departments present The Narrative of Making in Milan and New York City