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The Q&A: Alumna Kyla Pecchia is Legal Counsel for R.I. Attorney General

Kyla Pecchia ’13 discusses navigating government law in a male-dominated field.

Anna Cano-Morales is “a Pioneer” for Latinx Women with Political Aspirations in Rhode Island 

“Never be apologetic about being a woman or having an accent or your educational trajectory. Be proud of it.” -Anna Cano-Morales

Alumna Sarah Cote Works to Heal a Community

This year’s national theme for Women’s History Month is “Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.” Social worker Sarah Cote ’18 exemplifies that maxim in her work with Cranston residents.

΢Ȧ Students Host Providence Mayoral Candidate Forum

΢Ȧ Impact

All four of Providence’s currently declared Democratic mayoral candidates will be in attendance: Gonzalo Cuervo, Nirva LaFortune, Brett Smiley and Michael Solomon

A Century of Suffrage

For women, the right to vote was fought for, not given.

Phenomenal Females: The Women of ΢Ȧ

΢Ȧ Impact

The college’s first woman graduate of color

The Voice of Legendary Alumna Rose Butler Browne

΢Ȧ Impact

An educator, activist and the first Black woman awarded a doctorate by Harvard, Browne remains a legend at ΢Ȧ. This is a 1969 interview she gave to a reporter for the ΢Ȧ Alumni Magazine.

From President of Student Gov’t to Coventry Councilwoman – Hillary Lima

“I can never completely leave politics. Once it’s in your blood, it stays there.”

In Remarks to U.S. House Committee, ΢Ȧ Prof. Proposes Abolishing Credit Scoring

“Why is our economy built on taking loans and taking on debt to meet basic human needs?” asks ΢Ȧ Associate Professor Tamara Nopper.

΢Ȧ Prof. is Editor of New York Times Bestseller on Abolition Politics

“Abolition politics is about finding solutions to social problems other than carceral or criminal punishment,” explains Associate Professor Tamara Nopper.