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MEET OUR GRADUATES: A Grassroots Activist in the R.I. Recovery Community

“After all these years, I’m still on fire about recovery,”​ says Roxxanne Newman

What You Need to Know to Use Social Media Professionally

Today, social media is considered integral to the success of virtually any organization. But what kind of on-the-job training do employers offer in using social media professionally or are employees expected to figure it out as they go along?

Ambassador for Ocean Science – Alumnus Christopher Reddy

Christopher Reddy collects oil leaking from the USS Arizona, which was destroyed during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 in Oahu, Hawaii. (In the background, the USS Arizona Memorial straddles the sunken vessel.)

We Teach Rhode Island: School of Education Produces National Leader

Rhode Island College Impact

“My entire career has focused on eliminating whatever obstacles or barriers are in place so that adults and youth who didn’t think postsecondary education was an option for them could achieve it. That’s been my life’s work and it started at Rhode Island College.”

RIC Alum Fosters Love of Learning in ELL Students

“A student’s primary language is a big part of their identity,” Rivera said. “It should be viewed as a valuable resource that can be, and should be, maintained as students acquire and develop English language proficiency.”

We Teach Rhode Island: RIC is Responding to Shortage of ELL-Certified Teachers

Elisa Rivera, a second-grade, dual-language teacher, works with a child ​on reading​.​

The Mayor’s Deputy Director of Policy, Leonela Felix

Justice Studies graduates take their passion for advocacy into the legal and political arenas. Read their stories in this four-part series.

Attorney Katelyn Medeiros: Defending the Rights of Children

Justice Studies graduates take their passion for advocacy into the legal and political arenas. Read their stories in this four-part series.

Criminal Defense Attorney Allyson Quay: Fighting Injustice from the Inside

Justice Studies graduates take their passion for advocacy into the legal and political arenas. Read their stories in this four-part series.

Miriam Contreras-Morales: The Heart of an Activist

Justice Studies graduates take their passion for advocacy into the legal and political arenas. Read their stories in this four-part series.