Rhode Island School of Design

RISD to Update Former Dye Plant

Elisabeth Harrison — Wed, 29 May 2013 12:39:13 +0000

The Rhode Island School of Design breaks ground Thursday on a major renovation of its Illustration Studies Building. The project is expected to take three years to complete at a cost of more than $12 million.

RISD plans to add 5,600 square feet to the former chemical and dye plant in downtown Providence and make it fully handicapped accessible. The project also calls for a complete renovation of the illustration studios and classrooms housed in the building.

RISD Students Conclude Divestment Sit-In

Bradley Campbell — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:25:26 +0000

The President of the Rhode Island School of Design, John Maeda, has his office back.

More Than Century-Old Elm Tree Comes Down at John Brown House

Flo Jonic — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:02:33 +0000

A historic tree on the grounds of the John Brown House in Providence was cut down Monday.

Early in the morning a tree crew armed with a chain saw lopped off the top third of the 108-year-old elm. A crane carefully lowered the piece to the ground. The American elm on the grounds of the John Brown House fell victim to a fatal canker, according to Rhode Island Historical Society grounds keeper Ed Desjarlais.

RISD’s Largest-Ever International Gift

Elisabeth Harrison — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:02:47 +0000

The Rhode Island School of Design has received $1 million from the parents of an alumna to fund visiting scholars in the painting department. The gift from Vikram and Geetanjali Kirloskar of Bangalore is the largest bequest from an international donor in RISD’s history.

RISD Grad MacFarlane Hosts the Oscars

Elisabeth Harrison — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:25:27 +0000

Higher Ed Fundraising by the Numbers

Elisabeth Harrison — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:45:22 +0000

Brown University once again led the pack in Rhode Island in fundraising last year, bringing in a little more than $178 million. The University of Rhode Island was a distant second at $12.7 million, a drop of $6 million compared with 2011.

Donations were also down at Rhode Island College, which raised $1.36 million, and at the Rhode Island School of Design, which still came in second overall. RISD raised a total of nearly $6.8 million.

Some $205M Raised by RI Colleges and Universities in 2012

Catherine Welch — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:08:59 +0000

The latest look at how well Rhode Island’s colleges and universities did in fundraising last year finds six of the state’s nine institutions raised more than $205 million. That’s up from what they raised in 2011.

The Council for Aid to Education looked at fundraising for Rhode Island’s four-year institutions except Johnson & Whales, Salve Regina and Providence College.

Brown University topped the list raising a little more than $178 million, that’s up from 2011. Bryant University and Roger Williams University also saw their donations go up last year.

Students plan march for marriage equality

Jehane Samaha — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:47:07 +0000

Students from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design planned to do something different for Valentine’s Day. In an effort to ensure marriage equality in Rhode Island, students planned a rally on College Hill before a march to the Statehouse, where Representative Frank Ferri was scheduled to speak publicly.

Protest organizer Michelle Bailhe says many groups come together in support of marriage equality.

RISD library makes list of best in the world

Lydia Rogers — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:26:45 +0000

(PROVIDENCE, RI) The Fleet Library at the Rhode Island School of Design is listed on "The 50 Most Amazing University Libraries in the World." The list was compiled based on unique, beautiful or intriguing architecture as judged by BestMastersPrograms.org.

John Maeda's TED Talk

Elisabeth Harrison — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:45:57 +0000

RISD President John Maeda reveals the parent-teacher conference that marked him for life, how he came to see the computer as a spiritual space for thinking and what he learned from sitting in a sandbox for several hours a day.