Week of Events
Online Exhibition: Back to the Present — Opens
Powered by the Black Student Union (BSU) at FIT, the Back to the Present virtual exhibition conveys comparisons between activism, police brutality, and racism from the 1960s to 2020 through art submitted from all over the country. Not only did the curators want to invoke a feeling of shock and disbelief on how similar photos, […]
FIT Board of Trustees Meeting
FIT Board of Trustees Meeting
The FIT Board of Trustees' next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Public session: 10:35 am Executive session: 10:45 am* Live public access available: fitnyc.edu/boardmeetings *This special meeting of the board is being called for the sole purpose of discussion of a personnel matter. There are no additional items on the agenda. […]
Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address: Piper Anderson
Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address: Piper Anderson
Piper Anderson, founder and president of Create Forward, will be the keynote speaker for the opening of Black History Month. The national theme for Black History Month is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. The program will begin with opening remarks from FIT President Joyce F. Brown at 12:30. Anderson's talk will begin at […]
Black History Month: Racism and Structural Change
Black History Month: Racism and Structural Change
Structural racism—the normalized and legitimized range of policies, practices, and attitudes that routinely produce cumulative chronic adverse outcomes for people of color—is the main driver of racial inequality in America today. This presentation will present information on the origins of systematic racism in this country and what we can do to change it both short […]