Student Stories

a collaborative aerodynamic diver by Industrial Design student Neha Sajja and engineering students from Brown University
Class of 2021 Q&A | Industrial Design

As they complete their last semester, four graduating students offer their take on the RISD experience.​

a spread from RADIANT, a zine Cameron Galley 21 GD
Ready for Launch

Four RISD Graphic Design students are included on this year’s GDUSA ones to watch list.

kaleidoscopic image made using inexpensive materials, sophomore Jazmyn Babler 23 FAV
Playing with Light

Students in a virtual Wintersession class use projection, transparency and reflection to create wild visual effects.

"Maintain distance, facemask required" signage
Ready for Spring

The RISD community prepares to safely reopen campus for a spring semester comprised of virtual, in-person and hybrid classes.

Photograph of a stream by Associate Professor Jennifer Prewitt-Freilino
Positive Psychology

Students in a liberal arts class developed by Associate Professor Jennifer Prewitt-Freilino practice techniques for improving well-being and building resilience.

Detail from a still life in progress by first-year student Suwen Han 24 EFS
Still Life with Zoom

Faculty member Claudia Bitran inspires students in her virtual painting class to take risks and mix mediums.

Winning Dorner Prize entry Lost in Translation explores words whose meanings cannot be easily translated across languages.
Dorner Prize Revived

Winning 2020 proposals for RISD Museum installations on hold since last March are finally coming to fruition.

Graduation cap with "Create with radical empathy" painted on it
Commencement 2021 to Be Virtual

RISD announces plans to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020 safely and responsibly this spring.

Student design in response to Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood
Architecture Crits Online

Students finish the fall semester by sharing their final projects with visiting experts from around the world.