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SPEAKING OUT: Zainabou Thiam, center, a student at the MET School in Providence, speaks at a rally at Brown University on July 8 organized by the Black Lives Matter Rhode Island political action committee. The rally sought to end legacy admissions and support diversity and equity in universities.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Diversity advocates take aim at legacy admissions

Education 07/21/2023

For Viet Nguyen, a Brown University alumnus and founder of social impact organization EdMobilizer, the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ban on affirmative action presents...

GREGORY W. BOWMAN, dean of the Roger Williams University School of Law, says a new required course for students on race and the law will give students some grounding in the historical perspective of the structures of the law and systemic inequities that exist within the law. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

RWU School of Law introduces required course on race and the...

Education 06/28/2021

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University School of Law announced Monday that it will introduce a new required course for students that will focus on...

Elorza’s ‘reparations’ idea faces hurdles

Education 07/24/2020

Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s commitment to racial reparations for Black and Indigenous residents has created more questions than answers. The recently signed executive order...

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ACCORDING TO A NEW University of Rhode Island poll, Rhode Islanders are split on the state's current economy and have various concerns about the upcoming election. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

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