
MA Candidate Awarded 2016 Maharam Fellowship
Congratulations to MA student Chris Cohoon on his selection as a 2016 Maharam Fellow. While developing a project for a social enterprise in Nepal, Chris discovered the power of fine art and design skills as problem solving and community building tools. Chrisʼ time in RISD's MA in Art + Design Education program has allowed him to research design thinking for creative community development. As a RISD Maharam Fellow, Chris will be building an Empathic Design-centered leadership