More Stories

America’s Top Architecture Schools 2020

Architectural Record ranks RISD’s graduate and undergraduate Architecture programs among the best.

Amy Devers MFA 01 FD, Sara Ossana and Sophie Chien during a panel discussion at RISD
Candid Conversation re Creativity

As the keynote presentation at DESIGN WEEK RI, Amy Devers MFA 01 FD hosted a panel discussion on creativity for her podcast Clever.

Art Direction and Illustration: The Creative Marriage of Words and Images showcases selected works emanating from the creative partnership between Chris Buzelli 95 IL and SooJin Buzelli 96 IL at the ISB Gallery
Working + Growing Together

Married alumni Chris Buzelli 95 IL and SooJin Buzelli 96 IL showcase the power of creative collaboration at RISD’s ISB Gallery.

White pants splattered in multicolored paint
Strategic Plan Grounded in Global Reality

NEXT: RISD 2020–2027 presents a vision for addressing issues of social and environmental justice through innovation.

Students sit outside in Market Square, on RISD's campus.
Test Scores Now Optional

Joining a wave sweeping colleges across the US, RISD no longer requires all applicants to submit SAT and ACT scores.

Close-up of grey, wool felt
Investigating Structure

Furniture Design Professor Lothar Windels BID 96 creates a new version of his award-winning Joseph Felt Chair for the President’s House.

All That I Love / DrawingPoems, book by Yu Cao MArch 17
Everyday Moments of Ineffable Beauty

Recent graduate Yu Cao MArch 17 bundles her thoughts in a highly visual book called All That I Love.

RISD flags along river walk
New Professors Bring Broad Diversity

RISD’s 10 new full-time faculty members are bringing new perspectives to campus and helping to diversify the curriculum.