Tag: Pew Research Center
Bill would require tech companies to design social media platforms to...
PROVIDENCE – Senate Majority Leader Valarie J. Lawson, D-East Providence, and Rep. Megan L. Cotter, D-Exeter, have introduced legislation to require social media platforms,...
Five Questions With: Deborah Gonzalez
Deborah Gonzalez | Director, Roger Williams University School of Law Immigration Clinic
1. Have the policies implemented by the Trump administration been what you...
PBN summit: Diversity, equity and inclusion in workplaces may face big...
WARWICK – Proponents of diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the private sector fear a simmering pushback to their work could be accelerating, putting...
Kerry LaPlante
PBN Leaders & Achievers 2024 Awards
Kerry LaPlante | University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy | Dean
AT 16 YEARS OLD, Kerry LaPlante already...
Despite earning more degrees, Latinos still see pay disparities
Marcela Betancur says many Latinos find themselves at a disadvantage when it comes to higher education.
After all, a large percentage of college-age Latinos in...
Bill would require R.I. gun owners to lock firearms when not...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island Senate approved a bill that would require all firearms, when not being used by the owner or another...
Activists won’t abandon payday lending fight
It has not been a lucky year for Georgina Paulino. The Westerly resident’s partner was injured and is out of work. The care of...
A pipeline for teachers from communities of color
PBN 2022 Diversity Equity & Inclusion Awards
Training: Equity Institute
The origins of the Equity Institute are rooted in the personal lives and barriers confronted...
New pilot program from digiAGE to help non-tech seniors get online,...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Healthy Aging, University of Rhode Island and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island have announced a...
Racial-justice protests put businesses in tough spot
Tensions are mounting between activists with the Black Lives Matter movement and the small-business community.
At issue is whether the disruption caused by demonstrations, and...