Tag: Roger Williams University School of Law
RWU School of Law receives $250K to develop new scholarship program
BRISTOL – The Roger Williams University School of Law recently received a $250,000 gift from local trial lawyer Mark S. Mandell to be put...
Jury still out on effort to diversify R.I. judiciary
William J. Trezvant grew up surrounded by Black lawyers and judges, thanks to his dad’s leadership of the Newport chapter of the NAACP.
Those early...
Economic Progress Institute names Nelson-Davies new executive director
PROVIDENCE – Weayonnoh Nelson-Davies, who served as managing attorney at Massachusetts-based nonprofit Community Legal Aid, has been named The Economic Progress Institute’s new executive...
Tavares: ‘Find the folks that don’t fit’
PBN Diversity and Inclusion Awards 2021
Diversity Champion: Ralph Tavares Jr.
Ralph Tavares Jr. has spent much of his professional career helping people of all racial,...
RWU School of Law to hold second annual RBG contest for...
BRISTOL – The Roger Williams University School of Law is inviting K-12 students across Rhode Island to submit essays and drawings on how they...
Tavares among 13 honorees for PBN’s 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Awards...
PROVIDENCE – Ralph Tavares Jr., the director of diversity and outreach for Roger Williams University School of Law, is among 13 honorees – 12...
AN ENGINEER’S ATTITUDE: At RWU, Miaoulis revels in opportunities to solve...
(Editor’s note: This is the second installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders. You can...
RWU School of Law introduces required course on race and the...
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University School of Law announced Monday that it will introduce a new required course for students that will focus on...
Five Questions With: Gregory W. Bowman
Gregory W. Bowman | Dean, Roger Williams University School of Law
1. What is the mission of the law school and how may that...
Elorza’s ‘reparations’ idea faces hurdles
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...