These RWU students and alums developed the state's vaccination plans and launched a clinic. They’re processing Covid tests, calling those who test positive, making accessible face masks, and helping at-risk seniors. Their work may differ, but they are all motivated by a sense of urgency about mitigating – and ending – this pandemic.
Akunvabey will provide strategic leadership and champion programs, policies and practices that support an anti-racist, diverse and equitable community across the university.
The Shawmut Scholars Program at RWU will provide four-year scholarships, paid internships, and professional development to underrepresented students in engineering and construction management majors.
Graduates across RWU were matched with one-on-one Alumni and Trustee mentors through the new 'Take Flight' mentorship and professional development program
Professor of Legal Studies Tricia Martland ‘00L developed a passion for serving crime victims while earning her Juris Doctor degree, working as an advocate for victims of domestic violence at the Newport County District and Family Courts and the Providence District Court. Now, she trains her students to do the same.
This interdisciplinary series, which begins tonight, will present important conversations on the marginalized stories of our local area and its complicated history with Indigenous peoples, the slave trade, environmental justice and immigration, and how these issues surface as present day disparities and systemic racial inequities.
"Discovery," produced by the Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival, won the category of Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign at the 43rd Annual Boston/New England Regional Emmy Awards
