Shepard Fairey, Gabrielle Bullock, Shahzia Sikander, Norman Chan, Michael Rock and William Schweizer to serve as Term Trustees; Donald Choi, Deborah Mankiw named Ex Officio Trustees PROVIDENCE, RI, - The Board of Trustees at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is proud to announce the election of
Former Reed dean for institutional diversity Crystal Williams has been named president of the Rhode Island School of Design. She will be the first Black president of the more than 140-year-old institution.
Crystal Williams, an award-winning poet who currently leads Boston University's diversity and inclusion efforts, has been named the next president of the Rhode Island School of Design, the school's board of trustees announced Thursday.
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A teacher, leader, advocate, poet, and Boston University’s current vice president and associate provost for community & inclusion, Williams has been named as the school's 18th President.