15th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference: Changemakers in Action

Join us for this year's virtual conference focusing on changemakers in sustainability. The keynote lineup for this virtual event includes FIT alumna Stacy Flynn, co-founder and CEO of Evrnu; Eileen Fisher, founder of Eileen Fisher; Abrima Erwiah, co-founder and president of Studio One Eighty Nine, and Dr. Mark Liu, pioneer in zero-waste fashion design. The […]

15th Annual Sustainable Business and Design Conference: Changemakers in Action

Join us for this year's virtual conference focusing on changemakers in sustainability. The keynote lineup for this virtual event includes FIT alumna Stacy Flynn, co-founder and CEO of Evrnu; Eileen Fisher, founder of Eileen Fisher; Abrima Erwiah, co-founder and president of Studio One Eighty Nine, and Dr. Mark Liu, pioneer in zero-waste fashion design. The […]

World Affairs Lecture Series: Seeking Tomorrow: Women’s Agency and Murders in Turkey

Busra Erkara, a writer and editor based in Istanbul, will discuss women’s agency and murders in Turkey with Souzeina Mushtaq, visiting assistant professor of Communication and Media Studies, University of Wisconsin–River Falls. The Department of Social Sciences’ World Affairs Lecture Series fulfills FIT’s mission to foster an understanding of diverse cultures and politics within the […]

SUNY Distinguished Academy Inaugural Webinar: Health and Wellness in the Age of COVID: A Call to Action for Higher Education

Lifestyle behaviors have long accounted for more than 70% of chronic diseases in the U.S., but the ongoing pandemic has focused an intense spotlight on how these preventable conditions—not age —are the main drivers of serious illness. Individuals with COVID-19 are six times more likely to be hospitalized and 12 times more likely to die […]

Fashion Culture Online Event: Alexander McQueen: Unseen

The Dance of the Twisted Bull, Spring 2002 Alexander McQueen’s spectacular shows were full of extraordinary moments and people. Author and photographer Robert Fairer will discuss his stunning, high-energy photographs of McQueen’s runway shows. Fairer, who was Vogue's backstage fashion photographer for more than a decade, was an integral part of the whirl of activity behind […]