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MEET OUR GRADUATES: Tracy Harnesses the Power of Passing it On

While attending ΢Ȧ full time and raising two children, psychology major Tracy Gaie (Soa) has also been building an elementary school in Liberia.

΢Ȧ Invests in Nursing’s Future – First DNP Graduates

Ashlee Viveiros (above) is one of four ΢Ȧ graduates who earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the 2019 commencement ceremony. Here she is being hooded.

΢Ȧ Students Recognized as Leaders for Serving the Greater Good

΢Ȧ’s 11th annual Student Leadership Awards ceremony honored seven students and one student organization.

Henry Pinardi - Father to Local Artists

΢Ȧ Impact

Enrico Vittorio Pinardi, known to his friends, family and students as “Henry,” is a nationally acclaimed artist and professor of art who taught at ΢Ȧ from 1967 to 1995.

McNair Scholars Challenge Perceptions of Identity

Psychology major, Jeremi Evangelista​ researched stereotypes among members of the LGBT community around masculinity and femininity.

What You Need to Know to Use Social Media Professionally

Today, social media is considered integral to the success of virtually any organization. But what kind of on-the-job training do employers offer in using social media professionally or are employees expected to figure it out as they go along?

Putting Civility Back into Civil Discourse

Civil discourse is a skill that seems to be in decline in our current political climate

Lift Yourself Out of Depression

Exercise physiologist Jason Sawyer is researching the role of exercise in treating depression. 

Exploring Boundaries in “Exit West”

From left, ΢Ȧ juniors Joseph Ricci, Skyler Davis and Amy Irons performed their spoken word poem at this year’s Open Books – Open Minds Student Conference​

To Legalize or Not to Legalize, That is the Question

΢Ȧ sociology faculty weigh in on the legalization of marijuana in R.I.