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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the fate of “middlebrow” art in a world without a middle class? Join UIC's Anna Kornbluh TONIGHT @ 6:30 in Sage 3303 from UIC for Good Enough Art, exploring the aesthetics and future of the “mid.” #rpi #rpihass #artandculture #aesthetics #explorepage

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 3d

Planning to graduate in December? Don’t forget to apply for graduation at sis.rpi.edu by October 10. Questions? Ask your HASS Hub advisor! #rpi #rpihass

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 4d

If you caught WAMC’s Roundtable last Friday, you heard RPI STS grad student Sophia Acquisto and James Hendler, Acting Head of Cognitive Science, join the panel. Sophia is developing quantum computing curriculum for girls, funded by a $300K RPI–IBM grant. #rpi #rpihass #womeninstem #stemeducation

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 7d

Flashback Friday! Last May, HASS students joined a SUNY Dutchess team in Arbor Hill, Albany for an ethnographic training day. 🎲 They’re now contributing to research on how analog games can build community and support neighbors’ goals. #rpi #rpihass #boardgames #tabletopgames #boardgamegeek #tabletop

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 8d

Get ready, HASS—now that it’s autumn, we’re about to have the 🍂best views on campus.🍂

What’s your favorite thing about RPI in the fall? #rpi #rpihass #fallvibes #autumn

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you to Lane Relyea, Associate Professor of Art Theory and Practice at Northwestern University, for joining the Arts Graduate Colloquium earlier this month for an engaging talk and discussion, and to the New York State Council on the Arts for sponsoring the visit! #rpi #rpihass

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 10d

HASS Sustainability Studies & @vasudha.rpi students recently participated in meadow remediation work happening onsite at the Native-led FORGE Project in Taghkanic, NY. Students learned about identifying native plants and land restoration practices#rpi #rpihass #gardening

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 11d

Our Economics graduate students came together last week for a lively social to kick off the new academic year. Here’s to new connections, good conversations, and lots of energy for the semester ahead! #rpi #rpihass #economics #finance #business #econometrics #gradlife

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 15d

What is the function of science? 🌍

At the latest Science & Technology Studies Colloquium, Lecturer Emrah Aktunc (Cognitive Science) explored evidence & inference in neuroscience, showing why interdisciplinary sharing is vital. What’s your answer? #rpi #rpihass #studyscience #technology

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Maurice Suckling @writegameread.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you to the generous, wise, and kind soul that is Richard Dansky for spending time with my students @rpihass.bsky.social and for dropping pearls of wisdom from his “The Video Game Writer’s Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You”.

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 17d

Students in the HASS Inquiry class Life in Color visited downtown Troy to see a new mural by Greg Gossel. The work at 400 River Street celebrates Troy’s resilience, weaving together its history, wildlife, & industry into one vibrant image of the city’s spirit. #rpi #rpihass #troy #enjoytroy #mural

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 18d

Legendary architect John Storyk—designer of Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios—joined HASS in the Media Studio last Friday to share how recording spaces have evolved over the past decade from large, all-at-once sessions into file-based, flexible studios. #rpihass #AudioEngineering #StudioLife

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 22d

The Arts Creative Seminar visited the SUNY Albany Art Museum to see Noah W. Anderson’s Black Excellence—digital collages translated as monumental textiles. Curator Robert Shane gave a gallery talk, in a trip led by Senior Arts Lecturer Nathan Meltz. #textiles #fabricart #collage

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 23d

Interested in building entire worlds before breakfast? 🎮In Lecturer Leslie Zeng’s Intro to Game Storytelling, students learn the narrative structures behind great games & media—the first step toward the Writing concentration in the Games & Simulation Arts & Sciences major. #rpi

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 24d

When your dorm comes with a garden… 😎 Nature/Society students spent an afternoon building garden beds, planting fall veggies, sorting seeds, and prepping the Nason Hall garden for winter. 🍂 #rpi #rpihass #sustainability #gardening #collegelife

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 25d

DIY filmmaking like you’ve never seen! Make your own black & white developer from plants + ashes w/ Le Ratoire. Workshop + 16mm screening Turn the Light Around on Sept 20. 🔗 Registration link www.mediasanctuary.org/event/le-rat...

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 28d

Learn more here: homepages.hass.rpi.edu/mcsham2/LEIA...

Language-Endowed Intelligent Agents (LEIA) Lab

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 28d

At RPI’s LEIA Lab, researchers are building AI agents that think, explain, and learn like humans—grounded in meaning, knowledge, and adaptability. In a recent talk for Cognitive Science students, Prof. Marjorie McShane shared more about the technology and how it differs from LLMs. #rpi #LLM #AI

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · 29d

The HASS Hub student advisors were out meeting students at the Sophomore Summit yesterday! Are you thinking about a dual major or minor? It’s not too late! HASS can help you mix your passions & boost your resume. Chat with your advisor! #rpi #rpihass #dualmajor #studentlife #collegestudent

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · Sep 10

This week in Narrative-Driven Analog Games with Assistant Prof. @writegameread.bsky.social, students explored “story-making” tabletop systems that spark imagination and collaborative storytelling. Next: they'll design & teach a game of their own to be tested in class. What stories will they tell?

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · Sep 9

Switching around your schedule? The last day to add or drop courses for the Fall 2025 semester is this Friday, September 12. Questions? Contact your HASS Hub advisor. #rpi #rpihass

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · Sep 8

Join the Arts Graduate Colloquium as Lane Relyea (Northwestern University) speaks on “Friendship, community & other neoliberal propaganda in art and culture,” Sept 10, 5 p.m., CBIS Auditorium or online link at linktr.ee/rpi_hass. Free.

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · Sep 5

✨The Summer 2025 edition of the HASS Happenings newsletter has arrived! ✨ Sign up to get your copy at this link: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/bHqZsNS/h... #rpi #rpihass #newsletter #collegelife #campusnews

RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · Sep 4

This week’s student artwork is “Three Concepts of Rock” by Linus Zhang ’27 (GSAS & EA), from Kathleen Ruiz’s Advanced Digital Imaging course. The paintings explore conceptual art as both method and goal, expressed through pure aesthetics. #rpi #rpihass #art

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RPI School of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @rpihass.bsky.social · Sep 3

HASS’s own shop supervisor Abraham Ferraro is headlining at the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University! "New Directions ↗ Going Up"runs through January 12, 2026—playful, ironic, interactive art that takes on the labor of making art itself. 👏 #rpi #rpihass #modernart

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