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RIC Students Give Kindergartners a Running Start
Rhode Island College ImpactEach semester, upwards of 150 potential teacher candidates in RIC’s Feinstein School of Education and Human Development engage in community service learning, where they volunteer to work one-on-one with public school students to improve their reading and writing.
Middle School Girls Experiment with STEM Fields at RIC
At the fifth annual STEM in the Middle workshop and career expo, students experiment with the concept of “pressure differential” to discover why airplanes can fly.
RIC/Central Falls Lead $480K Initiative to Increase ESL Teachers
Rhode Island College ImpactA program established by RIC in partnership with the Central Falls School District has become the model for a new public/private initiative to increase the number of ESL-certified teachers in Rhode Island.
McKamey & Clemons in D.C. to Discuss Nation’s After-School Programs
Rhode Island College Impact“This opportunity puts the Youth Development Program at RIC at the center of the national conversation about youth workers and begins to bring visibility to our state, our college and our growing program,” said McKamey.
To Repair Rather Than Punish, RIC Hosts Restorative Practice Symposium
“The goal of schools is to educate. Yet in Rhode Island more than 10,000 students were suspended last year, resulting in more than 43,000 days out of school,” said Colin Murphy, business and communications consultant for Youth Restoration Project (pictured third from left).
RIC Trains Social Workers in Trauma-Informed Care
Rhode Island College ImpactGrant-funded project targets mental health services for R.I. youth in the child welfare system.
Autism on the Rise - How RIC is Changing the Outcomes
Rhode Island College ImpactRIC partners with Sherlock Center to create autism education certificate program
RIC Hosts 2014 STEM Career Expo for Girls
Rhode Island College ImpactIn a workshop titled “Learning to Make Things Fly,” students received a quick lesson in physics and built their own catapult.
RIC Professor Redesigns Independence Trail Providence for Teachers
"Rhode Island College, led by President Nancy Carriuolo and team leader Whitney Blankenship, have made an unimaginable contribution to creating this lasting educational resource," said tour founder Robert Burke.
“Speak Truth to Power” – The Story Behind the Burning of the Gaspee, A Film by RIC Alum Andrew Stewart
From left, Richard Lobban, RIC professor emeritus of anthropology; Andrew Stewart, Class of 2009; and Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, RIC professor emerita of anthropology.