Student Stories
![four happy POD grads pose for a photo in front of Woods-Gerry House](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2024-07/POD-listing.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=ELBt5w-l)
Four incoming first-year students discuss the enormous impact that POD has had on their lives.
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Off-campus exhibitions showcase the exceptional work graduate students make in RISD’s Ceramics, Painting, Photography and Sculpture departments.
![a huge abstract sculpture rendered in an imaginary plaza](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2024-06/TCDL-Finalists-Shapeshft-listing.jpg?h=0a8b6f8b&itok=8DmfRkFC)
Sustainable Markets Initiative global judging panel to award £100,000 prizes to two of the innovative, scalable approaches to mitigating the global climate crisis.
![detail of sculpture incorporating tiny points of light](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2024-05/FAPR25-Sean5.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=sr37GiH8)
Nearly 200 juniors, seniors and grad students took part in the Career Center’s popular annual event.
![Crushed quahog shells artfully fill in a crack in the sidewalk](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2024-06/BRDD24-Naya4-shells-listing.jpg?h=fa5c889f&itok=V1zIiGGM)
At a well-attended May presentation, Class of 2024 dual degree students discussed their challenging, five-year journeys.
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See all the looks from the Rhode Island School of Design’s senior runway show.
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Twenty-nine submitted pieces were included in the NYC exhibition, seven of which were awarded cash prizes.
![Students in protective gear prepare to remove fired ceramics pieces from the new raku kiln](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2024-05/CR-removing-pieces.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=fWBFDude)
Students learn to create a range of effects by hacking outdoor kilns built at the nearby nonprofit arts center.
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The 2023–24 academic year comes to a close with final crits in studios across campus.