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Discrimination Against Muslims in Europe is Focus of 2013-2014 Thorp Lecture

Jackson was selected for the Mary Tucker Thorp Award for excellence in teaching, scholarship and collegial service.

Active Shooter Response: What You Need to Know

The R.I. State Police and the Emergency Management Office at Providence College join ΢Ȧ campus police to discuss what to do in the case of an active shooter.

΢Ȧ Builds Bridges for Nontraditional Students

΢Ȧ Impact

If not for ΢Ȧ’s Bridges Program, honors student Travis Dumais might not have made it to college. Today this sophomore, who has the curiosity and creativity of a young Einstein, is a psychology major, minoring in neuroscience.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Anthony Vega: All-Star Reporter

Anthony Vega always sounds as if he’s enjoying himself and easily slips into a talk-show-host speaking style.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Cameron Richer Opts for Path That Isn’t Paved With Ivies

΢Ȧ Impact

Cameron Richer, a senior math whiz at ΢Ȧ, ranked third in his class at Woonsocket High School and could have applied to any Big-10 or Ivy League school. Certainly that’s what his peers did.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Esohe Irabor, Far From Home

΢Ȧ Impact

Esohe Irabor is a native of Washington, D.C. When asked why she chose ΢Ȧ, she says, “I like to call it a happy accident.”

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Hillary Costa: Leader of ΢Ȧ’s Student Body

Local politics was a frequent topic of discussion in Hillary Costa’s working-class home.

΢Ȧ Alum Writes First History of Providence Film Studio

Founded in 1915, Eastern Film Corporation was nothing more than a footnote in Rhode Island film history, until Adam Tawfik researched the full story on the Providence-based silent film studio.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Kiana Peralta: When Dreams Defy Barriers

Eighteen-year-old freshman Kiana Peralta has struggled to become all that was forbidden by her environment.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Travis Dumais: Budding Neuroscientist and Researcher

Sophomore Travis Dumais is majoring in psychology, with a minor in neuroscience; however, back at North Smithfield High School his singular ambition was to become a rock star.