Assistant Provost for Academic Engagement Margot McIlwain Nishimura supports student, faculty, and staff research activity, and oversees the following RISD co-curricular departments:
- Academic and Creative Partnerships
- Campus Exhibitions
- Center for Arts & Language
- Edna W. Lawrence Nature Lab
- Fleet Library at RISD
Research at RISD
Academic Engagement supports RISD’s culture of inquiry by offering a platform for research initiatives, providing opportunities for funding, programming, and training, and by encouraging collaboration among students, faculty, and staff.
RISD recognizes that discovery and experimentation are critical for meaningful work in the arts and for realizing the significance of art and design in the world. The institution's focus on fine, design, and liberal arts, the excellence of its faculty and student body, and its compact size all facilitate diverse types of research and partnership that contribute new insight and advance practice through exploration of materials, techniques, contexts and ideas.
If you have questions about funded research activity, please reach out to Assistant Provost Nishimura at the contact information below.