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RIC’s First Open Textbook Written by Faculty Debuts

RIC faculty are encouraged to use and compose more open textbooks for their courses.

From Liberia’s Civil War to the Frontlines of Poverty in RI: Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies Elevates Her Voice

Rhode Island College Impact

At the age of 12, Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies already knew what it meant to speak up and be heard.

Meet Our B.P.S. Students: Adult Learner Strives to Shake Off Imposter Syndrome by Finishing Her Degree

Rhode Island College Impact

Earning a degree will help to ease her transition into becoming an advocate at a local healthcare agency.

Becoming the Advocate She Once Needed

Rhode Island College Impact

Victoria Threshier, a 2022 graduate with cum laude honors, is the new LGBTQ+ advocate at Sojourner House.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Disabled Military Vet Seeks a Future Training Athletes

Nontraditional student says he returned to RIC to finish what he started.

Misinformation in a Time of Pandemic

Information is power, particularly in a time of pandemic. People make decisions based on the information they're given and that information can either promote their health or be potentially harmful. 

Gen Z Activism

“Don’t wait for something like what happened to us to happen to you,” said Tyah-Amoy Roberts, survivor of one of the country's worst mass shootings.

Service Learning in Ecuador

Sociology professor creates service-learning project at orphanage in Ecuador.