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Highlights for the week of May 4–10, 2020

Visit news.fitnyc.edu for full coverage of FIT's campus, faculty, and student news and events.
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FEATURED STORY
A Message of Encouragement From FIT Faculty    

We asked FIT faculty, “What’s your message to our students right now?” Their answers, composed of praise, encouragement, and hope, remind us to stay optimistic in this challenging time. FIT faculty, if you have a message to share, please email Alexander Joseph, Hue magazine’s managing editor, at alexander_joseph@fitnyc.edu. Watch the video here.

Visit fitnyc.edu/coronavirus for official information, FAQ, and updates on COVID-19’s impact on the FIT community. 
RECENT STORIES
Explore Thousands of Years of Fashion History Online
 Christine Pomeranz Named New York District Export Council Vice Chairperson

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Fashion Design alumna Ashley Harris designs car upholstery—but when the pandemic hit, she led an initiative to sew masks, a story captured in a recent issue of the Detroit Free Press. Harris is also a designer of special occasion gowns. See her creations on the School of Art and Design Blog

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Happy #CollegeSigningDay to our new Unconventional Minds! See a gallery of our incoming students who tagged us wearing their FIT merch using #FITWelcome and for those of you who haven’t yet, do the same and you might see yourself featured in our stories!

 screenshot of FIT Instagram post of newly accepted student wearing FIT sweatshirt

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Share Your News

How are you adapting to teaching online? Have you come up with creative approaches that seem to be working? What are you thinking about the future? Submit your stories to Newsroom.
 
    

Online Events 

A Conversation with Influencer, Activist, and Accidental Icon Lyn Slater

Tuesday, May 5, 5:30 pm 
Lyn Slater

Making a Scene: Emmy-Winning Costume Designer Zaldy Goco

Thursday, May 7, 5:30 pm 
Zaldy Goco
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