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The investigation previously covered activities at the Warren Alpert Medical School and is now expanded to the entire university from the period of Oct. 7, 2023 to the present
Mayor Smiley unveils an ambitious roadmap to reclaim Providence schools from state control, but state education officials say the plan lacks clarity and collaboration
Backed by youth advocacy groups, a new bill would mandate ethnic studies in all public RI high schools by 2026, aiming to reflect the diverse histories of the state’s student population
The news comes a few days after the Rhode Island School of Design announced the State Department had revoked one of its international student’s visas
Faculty and campus community members want President Christina Paxson to stand behind her previous statements on academic freedom and refuse to assist immigration officials who lack warrants or subpoenas
The school’s announcement of the news comes after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had revoked hundreds of visas and intends to revoke more
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The Ivy League school said it could not substantiate the planned cuts widely reported by national news outlets
From Brown’s student journalism on administrative bloat to RISD’s removal of anti-Zionist art, Rhode Island universities are grappling with the tensions between free expression and political sensitivity
Students say the mood on campus has shifted because of the Trump administration’s high-profile crackdown on immigration and elite universities, combined with Brown University’s tough stance on protesters
Earlier this month, Gordon School students visited states in the American South to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. Over four days, they visited historic sites and met activists who have played important roles in the quest for equality
Personnel decisions in city’s schools highlight power struggle in state takeover
University of Rhode Island, MIT among universities targeted
Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio also offer a scholarship for students in broadcasting, communications, or journalism.
The Trump administration’s massive job and funding cuts to science are driving job seekers to look abroad
In an email, Russell Carey, a Brown administrator, referenced “concerning reports affecting our own community” of people refused re-entry into the U.S.
School Board President Ty’Relle Stephens and Vice President Anjel Newmann are hoping Providence can regain control of its struggling school district, which has been under state control since 2019
“As much as authors are being hurt and are on the front lines being threatened, as much as educators and librarians and all of these other adults are being threatened, ultimately one of the most important populations in our country is being affected – and they are the young people from whom these books are being taken away”
President Trump’s crackdown on campus protesters reflects longstanding fault lines in American politics