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RISD Students Stage Nation's First Fossil Fuel Divestment Sit-In

Jamie Henn | Posted 04.29.2013 | Green
Read More: Go Fossil Free, Fossil Fuel Divestment, Risd, Divestment, Rhode Island School of Design, Bill Mckibben, 350.Org, Climate Change, Students, Sit-In, Global Warming, Green News
Jamie Henn

RISD students have been pushing for divestment since January, but after an initially positive response, the Board of Trustees has now refused to move any proposals forward despite large amounts of support from students and faculty.

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Spray Glue vs. Elmer's Glue: Leading with Diverse Materials

John Maeda | Posted 02.05.2013 | Technology
Read More: Social Media, Elmer's Glue, Rhode Island School of Design, Spray Glue, Relationship Building, Social Networking, Technology News
John Maeda

At the recent TED Global conference in Edinburgh, I gave a talk framing some of my thoughts on the overlaps between technology, design, art and leader...

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An Order of Magic, With a Croissant on the Side

John Maeda | Posted 08.05.2012 | Arts
Read More: Creativemornings, STEAM Education, Risd, Rhode Island School of Design, Arts Events, Creative Mornings, STEM Education, Arts Education, Arts and Technology, Arts News
John Maeda

Arts + Tech month is the global embodiment of the STEAM theme that I've been talking about for the past year or so. Great ideas today add Art to turn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) into STEAM to create innovations that taste delicious.

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The Best Art Schools

Posted 06.01.2012 | College
Read More: Virginia Commonwealth University, Rhode Island School of Design, Ucla, College Rankings, Slideexpand, School of the Art Institue Chicago, University of California, Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts, Cranbook Academy of Art, Fine Arts Programs, Grad Schools, Best Colleges, Art School, Yale University, US News & World Report, Mica, College News

Which school is ranked as the best college to earn a Masters of Fine Arts? According to US News & World Report, it's Yale University. But there are...

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STEM to STEAM: An Interview With RISD's President, John Maeda

Darby Roach | Posted 04.23.2012 | Arts
Read More: Slidepollajax, John Maeda, Art, Apple, Rhode Island School of Design, Design, STEM Education, Risd, Arts Education, Arts News
Darby Roach

2012-02-22-pullquote1.jpgJohn Maeda is a world-renowned artist and graphic designer; he's also a computer scientist and an electrical engineer.

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A Huffington Post Travel Guide To Family Vacations in Rhode Island

The Huffington Post | Mike Barzacchini | Posted 12.19.2011 | Travel
Read More: Newport Jazz Festival, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, Narrangansett, Newport Winter Festival, Roger Williams Zoo, Save the Bay Exploration Center and Aquarium, Video, Family Travel Guides, Fort Adams State Park, Providence Children's Museum, Scarborough Beach, Providence, Themed Guides, Travel News

Family vacations in Rhode Island can be rewarding experiences or absolute disasters -- it all depends on pre-trip homework. To make planning easier, w...

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James Franco's Latest College Adventure

wpri.com | Posted 10.22.2011 | College
Read More: James Franco Bio, The Northeast, James Franco, Rhode Island School of Design, James Franco Risd, James Franco Yale, College News

The actor James Franco -- the bad guy in the "Spider-Man" movies -- is headed to the Rhode Island School of Design this fall to study art....

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The Benefits and Drawbacks of Dual-Degree Programs

Daniel Grant | Posted 08.09.2012 | College
Read More: Art School, Tufts University, Dual-Degree Programs, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, Rhode Island Schools, College News
Daniel Grant

"Smart" and "cool" needn't be kept apart, and many smart kids who want to be artists and artistic kids who want a rigorous academic program have been frustrated by the need to make a choice.

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Shepard Faireyâ„¢: On Street Art And Street Cred

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 09.02.2011 | Arts
Read More: Risd, MOCA Los Angeles, Ronald Reagan, Brooklyn Street Art, MOCA LA, Russion Constructivism, BrooklynStreetArt.Com, Los Angeles, Street Art, New York, Jaime Rojo, D*Face, The Clash, Word to Mother, Steven P. Harrington, Supply and Demand, Martha Cooper, Rhode Island School of Design, Art in the Streets, Rhode Island, Shepard Fairey, Andre the Giant, Cope2, Tmz, Circle Jerks, Barry McGhee, Invader, Blek Le Rat, The Cult, Lou Reed, Billy Idol, Sid Vicious, The Stooges, Iggy Pop, Public Enemy, Craig R. Stecyk III, The Police, Banksy, Faile, Kraftwerk, Keith Haring, Huey Newton, Arts News
Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

Shepard Fairey has grown up before the eyes of fans, peers and would be competitors. Undaunted by criticism he gets from both sides of his chosen voca...

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Providence Mayor Plans To Tax Schools, Hospitals, Other Nonprofits

Providence Journal | Paul Davis and Alisha A. Pina | Posted 07.10.2011 | Impact
Read More: Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence College, Angel Taveras, Providence Nonprofits, Butler Hospital, Rhode Island School of Design, Miriam Hospital, Rhode Island Nonprofits, Johnson & Wales University, Women & Infants Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, Impact News

PROVIDENCE -- Last week, doctors at Women & Infants Hospital examined a 48-year-old woman who might develop cervical cancer. She had stopped seeing do...

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Art and the He(art)

John Maeda | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Art, Cdc, Rhode Island School of Design, Symposium, Design, Italy, Artists, Healthcare, Power of Art, Arts News
John Maeda

Both art and design are employed in public health constantly -- whether it be the elegant system of stairs in the CDC designed to encourage walking, or the graphics on cigarette packing.

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Art Schools Add Mental Health Centers

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Maryland Institute College of Art, Penn State University?S Center for the Study of Collegiate Mental Health, Mental Health Centers, Rhode Island School of Design, Arts News
Daniel Grant

Art schools strive to put their best foot forward when appealing to prospective students. But perhaps the school's counseling center should be a stop on the tour.

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"John Maeda Is The Fortune Cookie" (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Creativity, Artist, John Maeda, Innovation, Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Riflemaker Gallery, Crane Tv, Design, Art Exhibitions, Arts News
Constantin Bjerke

Speaking to the president of the Rhode Island School of Design provides insight into what it means to be an artist, especially during an economic downturn that sees resources deflected from creative industries.

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Top 10 HIPSTER Schools

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: Art Schools, Top 10 Hipster Colleges, Oberlin, Nyu, Rhode Island School of Design, Hampshire, Bard, Hipster Colleges, UC Berkeley, Wesleyan, Liberal Arts Schools, Vassar, Savannah College of Art and Design, Liberal Art Schools, Slidepollajax, Sarah Lawrence, Risd, Hipster Schools, Huffington Post Hipster Colleges, Hipster Colleges List, Hipster Schools List, Huff Po Hipster Colleges, Huff Post Hipster Colleges, College News

Looking to up your coolness quotient? Maybe a hipster school is for you. Though definitions of the modern-day hipster are often debated, we'll go with...

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WEIRDEST School Mascots (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
Read More: UC Santa Cruz, The South, Rhode Island School of Design, Sports Mascots, The Midwest, Slidepollajax, Xavier University, The Northeast, The West, Stanford University, Dartmouth, College Mascots, College News

*UPDATED* How do colleges and students decide on mascots? We're trying very hard not to sound judgmental, but we're downright dumbfounded. A mascot...

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No Avatar

Richard Reiss | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Creativity, Jeffrey Sachs, OurGoods.Org, Economics, Climate Change, Rhode Island School of Design, James Cameron Avatar, Earth Institute, Artist as Citizen, Trade School, CUNY Sustainable Cities, Copenhagen Climate Conference, Bartering, Columbia, Rushkoff, Kahneman, Avatar, Green News
Richard Reiss

Our cultural habits still come from an expansionist idea that would suit a civilization that actually has mastered space travel. But in real life we just have this planet.

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Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Lauri Lyons

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.

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Technology Is Anthropology -- Covering an Evolving Solar System

Jose Antonio Vargas | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Anthropology, Technology, Wikipedia, Google Earth, Jav on Tech, Rhode Island School of Design, Curriki, barackobama.com, Chris Hughes, Google Maps, Facebook, Google, Technology News
Jose Antonio Vargas

Again, the focus is on the people, not the gear. Because here at HuffPostTech, we -- yep, you and I -- are chroniclers of technology's evolving solar system.

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Student Group In Denver Talks Cutting-Edge Global Warming Solutions

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Energy, Democratic Convention, Wind Power, Sustainable Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Partly Sunny, Green Living, Risd Partly Sunny, Energy Policy, Global Warming, Local Farmers, Risd, Home News
Nathaniel Bach

Going beyond the mantras "use mass transit," "shop local," and "use renewable energy sources," the student group Partly Sunny seeks to go beyond the basics and maximize the effectiveness of those efforts through design and resourcefulness.

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