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Longtime LGBTQ+ Ally Commemorates Pride Month through Philanthropy

Elizabeth Rowell, who taught at ΢ÃÜȦ for 42 years, has been an active advocate of ΢ÃÜȦ's LGBTQ+ community, a community, she says, that has much to be proud of.

The Eileen Walton Smith Scholarship

Philanthropist, Eileen Walton Smith, leaves ΢ÃÜȦ a generous gift. (Photo: Eileen with her husband Tom Smith)

Virginia and Anthony Broccoli Endowed Scholarship

΢ÃÜȦ Impact

"΢ÃÜȦ is both grateful for and honored by this generous endowment," says ΢ÃÜȦ President Frank D. Sánchez.

News Brief: A Seminal Work by Prof. Frederic Reamer

In this book, Reamer tackles the effect on social workers of witnessing unsafe, incompetent and unethical behavior.

"The Disability Service Center Has Provided So Much": One Student’s Experience Navigating Disabilities on Campus

΢ÃÜȦ Impact

Alexander Kalajian praises the Disability Services Center, especially Director Keri Rossi-D'entremont: "They are always there when I need them," he says.

Disability Services Center Makes Campus Life Accessible for All – Even When It’s Remote

΢ÃÜȦ Impact

The Disability Services Center assists almost 1,000 ΢ÃÜȦ students with reasonable accommodations and supports them in achieving their academic goals.

΢ÃÜȦ Vet’s Pursuit of Happiness

΢ÃÜȦ Impact

"I'm glad I chose ΢ÃÜȦ to complete my degree," says Marotte. "The professors are unbelievable and the students are great."

News Brief: Professor Richard Weiner Publishes New Book

This book is "an empirically grounded call for us to look way beyond capitalism to create a better present and future."

Alumna Teaches Physics and Self-Value to Highschoolers

Between her parents, who never limited what she could do based on gender, and her high school track coaches, who saw her innate leadership ability, Cante developed a strong sense of self. Today, she passes it on.

Pandemic Exposes Long-Standing Problems in Nursing Homes

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has given us a real opportunity to re-think nursing homes and to transform long-term care, says Catherine Taylor, executive director of Age-Friendly Rhode Island.