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Tag: Presidential Scholars

Scene in Afghanistan and journalist Fatima Faizi

A Journalist’s Harrowing Escape from Afghanistan

December 2, 2021 Alex Joseph College & Campus, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

She almost didn’t escape. In August, the United States began withdrawing forces from Afghanistan, ending the longest war in U.S. […]

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SUNY Celebrates FIT EOP Student for Academic Achievement

February 2, 2021 Corey Lacey Students, SUNY

Ava Pina’s remarks begin at 5:03-5:42. For the second year, SUNY announced the recipients of the Norman R. McConney, Jr., […]

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Laila Lalami, Author of The Other Americans, Speaks to Presidential Scholars

September 25, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

To kick off each school year, FIT’s honors students discuss a “Summer Read,” chosen by Yasemin Celik Levine, executive director […]

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Recent Graduate Wins Fellowship at Gucci

October 31, 2019 Alex Joseph College & Campus, Featured

Recent FIT graduate Melanie Wong, Fashion Design ’19, is one of 11 recipients of Gucci’s first-ever Multicultural Design Fellowship. The […]

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Stuart Weitzman

Career Advice From Celebrity Shoe Magnate Stuart Weitzman

October 23, 2019 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Featured, School of Art & Design, Top Stories

Stuart Weitzman, an icon for red carpet footwear, arrived on stage dressed casually in a mock turtleneck, slacks, and 2 […]

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Photographer Produces Images in Slow Time

October 3, 2019 Alex Joseph College & Campus, School of Liberal Arts, Top Stories

Photographer Lisa Elmaleh, who lives in Paw Paw, West Virginia, makes tintype portraits of old-time musicians, and the process, created […]

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The Yemen Humanitarian Crisis, Explained

April 4, 2019 Alex Joseph College & Campus, Events, School of Liberal Arts, Students, Top Stories

The United Nations has described the ongoing conflict in Yemen as “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” Thousands have died in […]

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“Behold the Dreamers” Author Speaks to Presidential Scholars

October 3, 2017 Jonathan Vatner College & Campus, Students

Each year, students in FIT’s Presidential Scholars Program read an assigned book over the summer to discuss with faculty and […]

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Rescuing Refugees in the Mediterranean Sea: FIT’s World Affairs Lecture

April 7, 2017 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, School of Liberal Arts, Students, Top Stories

According to the UNHCR, the U.N. Refugee Agency, more than 65 million people in the world have been displaced from […]

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World Affairs Lecture: Being Displaced: Walking Through the Refugee Camps in Iraq

April 11, 2016 Laura Hatmaker Events, FIT DIRECT, School of Liberal Arts

Thursday, April 14, 1-2 pm Pomerantz Center, Room D207 FIT student Trupal Pandya, Photography ’16, presents “Being Displaced: Walking Through the […]

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