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Tag: social justice

Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. holding his chin.

President Brown Encourages Reflection on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 17, 2022 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Top Stories

Today is the 39th anniversary of the legislation that made Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday—to be marked […]

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FIT student Yamilet Almonte.

BSU’s Juneteenth Mural Reflects on ‘Love and Resilience’

June 30, 2021 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity, Students, Top Stories

On Saturday, June 19, FIT’s Black Student Union (BSU) commemorated Juneteenth by hosting an intimate outdoor gathering of artists and […]

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Sarah Blazer and Brian Fallon

Sarah Blazer and Brian Fallon Publish Research on Promoting Social Justice for Multilingual Writers

September 22, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff

Brian Fallon and Sarah Blazer, director and associate director of the FIT Writing and Speaking Studio respectively, were selected to […]

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people standing among stone ruins

Alexander Nagel Discusses Archaeology Research and Pedagogy

September 14, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Faculty/Staff, School of Liberal Arts

This July, Alexander Nagel, assistant professor, History of Art, spoke on recent research on the archaeology of the UNESCO World […]

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collection of images of participants in the Great Trivia Night including Joyce F. Brown, Debra Messing Vanessa Williams, Fern Mallis, Tan France

Celebrity-Filled Trivia Night Promotes Social Justice and Civic Engagement

August 4, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Top Stories

On July 23, the FIT Foundation teamed up with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation — the educational arm of […]

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all scholarship winners of the Gucci Changemakers scholarships

Three FIT Students Awarded Gucci Changemaker Scholarships

July 6, 2020 Alexandra Mann College & Campus, Students, Top Stories

Gucci America has announced its 2020 class of Gucci North America Changemakers Scholarship recipients, and of the 20 students selected, […]

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President Brown on Plans for Advancing Social Justice at FIT

June 9, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus

Dear FIT Community, The voice of the 19th-century abolitionist Frederick Douglass is a great inspiration. He said and did many […]

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