Student Stories
![RISD Convocation 2020 graphic logo](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1603810096258_edu-Story.png?h=e5aec6c8&itok=YvKWdZ8K)
Academic leaders convene at Convocation 2020 and invite the community back to a radically reenvisioned campus.
![Work from RISD’s apparel design class of 2020](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1595531612236_1s_OliviaShen.jpg?h=03f684b3&itok=UjTDhARB)
A new publication captures the brilliant work and inclusive ethos of RISD’s Apparel Design class of 2020.
![from new collection by Kyra Buenviaje 20 AP for the 2020 Supima Design Competition](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1597784978947_Kyra-hero-alt.jpg?h=d8626880&itok=0xULXFtT)
Recent Apparel Design graduate Kyra Buenviaje brings a love of nature to her new collection for the 2020 Supima Design Competition.
![Maharam Fellow Yunni Cho BRDD 21 IA is digitally analyzing photos featuring different forms of light.](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1596741031597_MaharamYunniHero.jpg?h=22c4e174&itok=vk-I-SCk)
Nine students and recent graduates are working virtually to bring the benefits of art and design to nonprofits around the world.
![digital rendering detail of an experimental textile designed by RISD students](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-03/hyundai_mobility_initiative_textile_digital_render.jpg?h=82f92a78&itok=BW088Vam)
Students and faculty partner with Hyundai Motor Group to improve the way people move through—and live in—the world.
![Death Valley Monolith (Jacquard weaving), by Kelly Hughes 20 TX](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1592935604264_SeniorTXKellyHughes.jpg?h=343bc4f9&itok=_3CvVl0d)
An online exhibition presents diverse and contemplative work by more than 300 of RISD’s newest graduates.
![The DoGreen Project speculative design for 2020 Biodesign Challenge](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1592599843160_biodesign-hero-2.jpg?h=b998737d&itok=tyBgL4Lo)
A team of Industrial Design students enters The DoGreen Project in the 2020 Biodesign Challenge.
![Face Mask by Coco Johnson MFA 20 CR](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1592420316044_Face-Mask-Coco-Johnson-MFA-20-CR-3-2.jpg?h=29817b53&itok=23Z9QECp)
Graduates of 16 master’s degree programs present strong thesis work in RISD Grad Show 2020.
![Amanda Lee MFA 21 GL observed the optical behavior of isomalt, a beet-derived sweetener](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1590607265345_Lee01-higher-res-3x2-crop.jpg?h=5b728bb6&itok=17g4FX4Q)
Assistant Professor Sean Salstrom encourages students to make discoveries within—and beyond—the constraints of remote learning.