CRYSTAL WILLIAMS has been appointed as the next president of the Rhode Island School of Design. She begins her tenure on April 1. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island School of Design’s board of trustees announced Thursday that Crystal Williams will become the art college’s 18th president on April 1. Williams, Boston University’s current vice president and associate provost for community, will succeed Rosanne Somerson, who retired June 30 after being with the arts college for more than three decades,…