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RIC School of Nursing receives $1M gift from Onanian family

Education 04/13/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College on Monday received a $1 million gift to expand and sustain the Zvart Onanian School of Nursing’s new...

RIC dean named American Academy of Nursing fellow

Health Services 12/28/2025

PROVIDENCE – Justin DiLibero, dean of Rhode Island College’s Zvart Onanian School of Nursing, has joined the latest ranks of American Academy of Nursing fellows. DiLibero was...

PRACTICE TIME: Johnson & Wales University nursing student Cassidy Titchenell conducts an exam on fellow student Caitlin Murdock at the university’s nursing facilities in Providence. The students are part of JWU’s accelerated nursing degree program. Looking on is nursing student Elena Wertenbaker.  COURTESY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

‘Second-degree’ nursing programs are in demand

Education 01/31/2025

Rhode Island is facing a growing crisis – nursing shortages. In fact, a 2021 report by the R.I. Department of Health suggested that almost 3,000...

ROUGH PATCH: Rhode Island College nursing student Mel “Rising Dawn” Cordeiro says some frustrating experiences after transferring from the Community College of Rhode Island sometimes left her questioning if it was worth the trouble. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

SCHOOL DAZE: RIC searches for identity amid severe enrollment drop

Cover Story 01/20/2023

Erik Christiansen didn’t know much about Rhode Island College when he agreed to take a job teaching history there in 2010. The Maryland native quickly...

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE has received a $3 million gift from philanthropist Edward Avedisian for the college's nursing school. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Rhode Island College receives $3M gift to support its nursing school

Education 01/10/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island College became the beneficiary of the largest gift the school has received in its history. The state-run school announced Monday that...

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