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RIC is a Pipeline for Multilingual Teaching Careers

Rhode Island College Impact

RIC’s World Languages Education and RITE programs are pathways for certification to teach Spanish, Portuguese and French.

New Interagency Program is Helping Social Workers Become Licensed Clinicians

Rhode Island College Impact

Here are some of the faces of R.I.’s future social work clinicians earning their M.S.W. degree at Rhode Island College.

In Pictures: Artifacts of Black Heritage in Rhode Island

Rhode Island College Impact

Shackles designed for a child slave is among the many artifacts in the R.I. Black Heritage Society collection at Rhode Island College.

Historian Sherri Cummings Hired as Professor & RIBHS Director of Community Engagement

Rhode Island College Impact

Along with her teaching appointment at RIC, Cummings will bring the history of the people of African heritage in Rhode Island into K-12 classrooms using primary sources from the R.I. Black Heritage Society collection.

Another Big Winner in the Midterms: RIC Political Communication Students

Rhode Island College Impact

RIC students are learning the ins and outs of politics, from rhetorical strategy to stagecraft and image making. RIC senior Mistura Ottun (pictured right) shares her thoughts during a class discussion.

Giroux is RIC’s New Connection to the Corporate World

Rhode Island College Impact

Giroux's new position “raises the portfolio of this critical work,” says RIC Interim President Jack Warner.

Bringing Health Education to the Hispanic Community

Rhode Island College Impact

Her bilingualism was crucial in being able to connect with the Latino community

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.

Interpreting Programs at RIC Reduce Health Gaps by Closing Language Gaps

Rhode Island College Impact

RIC is creating new interpreting programs to help bridge language gaps.

Political Legacies Inspiring the Next Generation of RIC Graduates

From top left: Sabina Matos, Susan McKee, Karen Alzate, Jessica Vega, Hillary Lima and Lammis Vargas. From bottom left: Suzy Alba, Leonela Feliz, John Lombardi, Maryellen Goodwin, Jim Langevin and Brandon Potter.