Diversity Grants Awarded
2024-2025
Mallorie Dunn, Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Design Department and Continuing Education/Pre-College
Elizabeth Way, The Museum at FIT, Associate Curator
Sarah Mullins, Footwear and Accessories Design, Assistant Chair
2023-2024
Tanya Melendez-Escalante -Senior Curator of Education and Public Programs the
Museum at FIT
Melissa Marra-Alvarez -Curator of Education and Research The Museum at FIT
Dana Maria Flores -Marketing & Communications InternThe Museum at FIT
Nicole F. Ndzibah - The Social Justice Center at FIT Executive Director
2022-2023
Timothy Joo, Adjunct Faculty - Entrepreneurship Department
William Reinisch, Chair of the Entrepreneurship Department
Carli Spina, Head of Research & Instructional Services, Associate Professor -
Gladys Marcus Library
Maria Rothenberg, Instructional Services & Assessment Librarian, Associate Professor
- Gladys Marcus Library
Matthew Michaels, Reference Assistant, Research & Instructional Services (RIS)
- Gladys Marcus Library
Jennifer Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Fashion Business Management department
Nomi Kleinman, Chairperson Fabric/Surface Design department
Andrea Kleine, FIT Library, Cataloging Associate
- Collaborators:
Karen Trivette, Professor, FIT Library, Head of Special Collections and College Archives
Samantha Levin, FIT Library, Curator of Digital and Audiovisual Assets
James Ferguson, FIT Library, Special Collections Associate
Joseph Anderson, Assistant Professor, FIT Library, Digital Initiatives Librarian
Leslie Preston, Assistant Professor, FIT Library, Head of Acquisition & Metadata Services
Paul LaJoie, FIT Library, Access Services Manager
2021-2022
- Social Equity Works
Nicole Benefield, Assistant Professor, Fashion Design
Sandra Markus, Professor, Fashion Design
Mary Capozzi, Adjunct Professor, Fashion Design
Karen Middleton, Assistant Professor, Fashion Design - Black Futures at FIT: Conversations on Art, Activism and Empathy
Alexander Nagel, Assistant Professor, History of Art
Joi Berry, Black Student Union at FIT - I am . We are .
Andrea Reyes, Adjunct Professor, International Trade and Marketing
Ella Whipple, Student Intern, Fashion Business Management
Edvina Ikeljic, Student Intern, International Trade and Marketing
Kalina Przywozny, Student Intern, International Trade and Marketing
Giovanna Sarno, Student Intern, International Trade and Marketing
2018-2019
- IMPACT: Creativity for Civility, Diversity, and Inclusion
C. J. Yeh
Christie Shin
Judy Ellis
Marianne Klimchuk
Ron Amato
Joe Staluppi
Anne Kong
Daniel Shefelman -
Diversity Comic Con
Ramon Gil, Computer Animation and Interactive Media -
Diversity and Teachable Moments in the Performing Arts
Amy Zaborowski-Smith
Pilar Blanco-Ruiz, Modern Languages and Cultures
Deborah Payton-Jones, Student Life
Susan Grassi, Financial Aid Services
Andrea Beeman, Film, Media and Performing Arts
Dana McBroom-Mano, Film, Media, and Performing Arts
Taur Orange, EOP
2017-2018
- What is Feminism Now? Art and Activism
Melissa Tombro, Associate Professor, English and Communication Studies
Sandra Markus, Professor, Fashion Design
Kim Cunningham, Assistant Professor, Social Sciences
Katelyn Burton, Assistant Professor, English and Communication Studies
Leslie Blum, Assistant Professor, Communication Design - Beauty in All Cultures
Sarah Wilmot, '18 Illustration
Mark Higden, '18 Illustration
Brendan Leach, Chairperson, Illustration MFA
2016-2017
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A Chat with the Central Park Five: Looking Back to Look Forward
Bernard L. Dillard, Science and Mathematics - Black Fashion Designers and Models in Conversation
Ariele Elia, Assistant Curator of Costume and Textiles, The Museum at FIT
Elizabeth Way, Curatorial Assistant, The Museum at FIT - Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art Lecture Series
Ron Amato, Chair, Photography
Tardis Johnson, Associate Dean for Student Academic Support
Joe Massa, Department Coordinator, Photography
Ames Beckerman, former Residential Life Staff
2015-2016
- Impactful Language - Ellen Brennan Hearn, Grants Office; Professor Curtis Willocks, Department of Photography; Professor Christine Shin, Department of Communication Design; and Dr. Brian Fallon, Director, Writing Studio
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Film and Media Screening Series - Professor Michelle Handelman, Associate Professor of Film Media
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Women and Technology Symposium and Wikipedia Edit-a-thon - Helen Lane, Emerging Technologies Librarian, Goodman Resource Center, Gladys Marcus Library; Stephenie Futch, User Support Assistant III, Technology Development Team.
2014-2015
- Cultural Spheres - Professor C. J. Yeh, Communication Design; Professor and Chair Suzanne Anoushian, Communication Design; Professor Curtis Willocks, Photography; Professor Christie Shin, Communication Design
- Step Dance Workshop at the Museum at FIT - Tanya Melendez, the Museum at FIT; Melissa Marra, Associate Curator of Education, the Museum at FIT; Dr. Valerie Steele, Director and Chief Curator, the Museum at FIT
- Ride the Culture Loop - Dr. Eleanor diPalma, Film, Media and the Performing Arts; Professor Eileen Karp, Fashion Design; Professor Ellen Lynch, Accessories Design; Professor Michael Cokkinos, Advertising, Marketing and Communications; Jim May, Artistic Director, Ana Sokolow Dance Theater Ensemble; and Wendy Perron/Jennifer Stahl, editors at Dance Magazine
2013-2014
- Miss Communication - Pansum Cheng, student, Fine Arts/Sculpture Technologist
- International Student Speech Contest: Lessons Learned/Advice Offered - Professor Asli Gokhan-Kucuk, Patricia Iacobazzo, Charlotte Brown, Lee Whiting, and Matthew Petrunia, English and Speech
- A Queer History of Fashion Symposium - Tanya Melendez, the Museum at FIT (with collaborators Melissa Marra, Tamsen Schwartzman, and Dr. Valerie Steele)
2012-2013
- Diversity and Globalization: Achieving more diverse teams, consumer communication, and leadership culture in global corporations - Professor Stephen Kanlian, Cosmetics and Fragrance Marketing and Management, Graduate Studies
- Language and Learning at FIT: Celebrating the Stories of English Language Learners - Patrick Jackson and Sasha Graybosh, Writing Studio
2011-2012
- LGBTQ and Ally Training - Vivian Chen and Cody Kirkpatrick, Residential Life
- Women in Design-related Technology: Learning from Real-life Stories - Professors Elaine Maldonado, CET; and Karen Pearson, Science and Mathematics
- Marriage Equality New York - Professor Ron Amato, Photography; Kevin Campo, Kendra Heisler, Beth Zink, Steven Walsh, Livia Glosikova and Loreal Prystaj, Photography major students.
2010-2011
- A New DAWN: Disability Awareness Week Network - Elizabeth Mortensen and Joseph Plutz, Office of Disability Services: FIT-ABLE
- ARTSpeak - Professors John Allen and Jean Feinberg, Fine Arts
2009-2010
- Foreign Born Faculty Panel - Professor Asli Gokhan, English and Speech
- FIT Diversity Oral Histories - Professors Greta Earnest and Karen Cannell, Library; Professors Isabella Bertoletti and James Cascaito, Foreign Languages; Professor Daniel Levinson Wilk, American History; Professor Karen Scheetz, Fashion Design
- FIT's Heirloom Recipes: A Cross-Cultural Exchange - Professors Jean Amato, Amy Lemmon, Michael Hyde and Melissa Tombro, English and Speech; Professor Charlotte Brown, Educational Skills
2008-2009
- Covering/Discovering - Alex Joseph, Communications and External Relations
- Diversity and Learning - Professor Pamela Ellsworth, Global Fashion Management
- Photo Talks - Professor Jessica Wynne, Photography
- Dynamic Diversity - Professor Charlotte Brown, Educational Skills; Professor Brian Fallon, Writing Studio; and Madeline Meyerson, Academic Advisement Center