John Maeda

RISD Students Conclude Divestment Sit-In

Bradley Campbell — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:25:26 +0000

The President of the Rhode Island School of Design, John Maeda, has his office back.

John Maeda's TED Talk

Elisabeth Harrison — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:45:57 +0000

RISD President John Maeda reveals the parent-teacher conference that marked him for life, how he came to see the computer as a spiritual space for thinking and what he learned from sitting in a sandbox for several hours a day.

RISD replaces board chair

Elisabeth Harrison — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:45:00 +0000

The Rhode Island School of Design has a new leader for its governing board. The art school has elected Michael Spalter, a businessman with a vast personal collection of digital ar, to chair its board of trustees.

Spalter replaces outgoing RISD Board Chair Merrill Sherman, who will stay on as a member of the board for three years. Sherman led the search for the school’s current president, John Maeda, who has proved unpopular with many faculty.

Spalter is married to the artist Anne Spalter, who has a studio in Pawtucket. She’s a graduate of both RISD and Brown University.