Individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners stepped up to improve access and the student experience at RISD ...

President Crystal Williams and Provost Touba Ghadessi welcome new and returning students and lead an emotional Convocation ...

Eleven arts educators and a full-time librarian join the community, bringing a wealth of new knowledge and perspectives to ...

Literary Arts and Studies draws on a wide range of literary traditions, genres, periods and theoretical approaches to let students pursue in-depth studies in literature and writing. Concentrators ...

Interior Architecture alumni go on to find creatively satisfying work around the world. Some launch their own practices while others join larger firms or smaller studios. In addition to practicing as ...

The benefits we offer RISD employees include medical and dental insurance plans, a 403 (b) retirement plan with employer contributions, paid time off and many more. People who work here also enjoy ...

Informed by critical and decolonial theory, environmental science, sound studies and more, the Digital + Media curriculum supports you in developing a robust research agenda and independent studio ...

During your two years in residence here, you take on a serious investigation of the possibilities and realities presented by contemporary painting.

The three-year curriculum builds on fundamental areas underpinning the creative practice of architecture: representation and fabrication, technologies and professional ethics, history and theory, and ...

RISD was founded and nurtured by a small group of women well before any woman in America gained the right to vote. That year Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf urged 34 members of the Rhode Island Women’s ...

“We are galvanized to create art and design spaces, classrooms, and practices that reflect the full breadth of human dynamism and a belief that what makes us distinct from one another is precisely our ...

Digital + Media alumni pioneer new modes of artistic inquiry, pursuing rewarding work in cutting-edge research, academics, studio practice and more. Many graduates have contributed significantly to ...