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The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Various locations on campus Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 West 27th Street, New York City, NY, United States

The 13th Edition of The World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (WSIE) takes place April 9 and 10, 2019, at FIT. The summit is an engaging experience that intersects the brilliance and innovations of chief executives, entrepreneurs, artificial intelligence leaders, social leaders, heads of design, and innovation captains from top brands and social businesses. The […]

FIT Board of Trustees Meeting

Dubinsky Student Center, Eighth Floor Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

Note: The location of this event has changed. The trustees meeting will now be held in the Faculty and Staff Dining Room on the eighth floor of the Dubinsky Student Center.  The FIT Board of Trustees holds its April meeting. For more information, contact the Office of the President, (212) 217-4000. This event is open to the public.

‘A Night at the Garden’: What We Can Learn from a 1939 Nazi Rally

Film and Media Screening Room D207 Pomerantz Center, New York City , NY, United States

As part of part of FIT's annual Holocaust commemoration, the college will screen the 2019 Academy Award Nominee for Best Documentary Short Subject A Night at the Garden and host a discussion with director Marshall Curry. In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism—an event largely forgotten from American […]

Reading of the Names of Holocaust Victims

Reading of the Names of Holocaust Victims

FIT Dining Hall Dubinsky Student Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

On Thursday, April 11, 2019, FIT will commemorate the Holocaust with the annual Reading of the Names of Holocaust Victims in the FIT Dining Hall in the Dubinsky Building.  By reading the names of the victims of the Holocaust, we give a face to the forgotten victims whose lives were cut short by genocide. Two readings will take place. One reading will be held from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm; the second will be from 2 […]

Artists and Designers: Realities and Imaginations in Labor and Business History

John E. Reeves Great Hall Conference Center, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City, NY, United States

This is an event for anyone to learn about the professional side of fine arts and be part of the discussion on how to secure careers and internships in the business. Themes we will discuss include: • The Unwritten History of Art and Design Careers: state of the field and thesis/dissertation brainstorming session • Teaching […]