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Rhode Island School of Design Presents Grad Show 2025
Graduate student work representing 19 disciplines is featured in this exhibition at the Rhode Island Convention Center and its accompanying digital publication.
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RISD Student’s Visa Revoked Amid Trump Crackdown
President Crystal Williams described the news as “heartbreaking” in a letter to the campus community.
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RISD Shuts Down Students’ Pro-Palestine Art Show
The school said it would relocate the exhibition, which was on view in a public cafe, to a private building in order to “uphold safety.”
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Rhode Island School of Design Votes Against Israel Divestment
Though the board is allowed to take “political and social considerations” into account, it said the recent proposal did not meet standards for divestment.
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RISD Gaza Solidarity Encampment Dissolves Ahead of Expulsion Threats
Students renamed the art school’s Washington Place building after the late Palestinian artist Fathi Ghaben, who died in Gaza in February.
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RISD Students Strike En Masse in Solidarity With Custodians
Departments have deferred class time to supporting the strike as students urge the art school to bargain to fairly with workers seeking a livable wage.
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Custodians at RISD Are Fed Up
Facilities workers picketed this week in the face of grueling negotiations for their first union contract.
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RISD Pulls Out of US College Rankings List
The school cited the US News & World Report’s "inability to accurately assess art and design education."
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RISD’s Essential Staff Union Votes to Strike
Custodians, groundskeepers, and movers at the Rhode Island School of Design are seeking wage improvement, healthcare benefits, and a retirement package.
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RISD Continuing Education Launches 150 Online Courses, Pre-College Applications Now Open
Online spring programming includes courses for adults, teens, and middle school students. Young artists and designers can also apply to the Pre-College residential summer immersive.
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RISD Pre-College Returns to Campus This Summer, Announces Online Option
Applications are now open for RISD Pre-Collegiate Programs, which offer a residential summer immersive and a year-round online intensive.
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Explore 140+ Online Courses This Fall With RISD Continuing Education
Online fall programs, offered in both live and asynchronous formats, include classes for adults, teens, and high school students.