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Is Rhode Island Prepared for a Rapidly Aging Population?

By 2030, there won’t be a single baby boomer under the age of 65. By 2035, people 65 years and older will outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. 

SBIRT in Action – Opening Up Conversations on Substance Use

Rhode Island College nursing student Meaghan Whittum discusses patient with her health-care team.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Basketball Standout Justin Campbell

Rhode Island College Impact

Justin Campbell, a native of New Haven, has completed a highly successful four-year basketball career at Rhode Island College, earning multiple MVP awards and finishing at 1,000 points.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Suazo Inspires Youth to Become Leaders and Changemakers

Suazo graduates with a degree in youth development. Her goal is to empower young people.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Jordan Moment Finds Fertile Ground for Research at RIC

​“Jordan Moment is the epitome of what higher education, combined with a bright mind and a good work ethic, can produce.”

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Bridging Two Continents

Four years of study in two different languages has led to graduate school in Portugal.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Tracy Harnesses the Power of Passing it On

While attending Rhode Island College full time and raising two children, psychology major Tracy Gaie (Soa) has also been building an elementary school in Liberia.

RIC Invests in Nursing’s Future – First DNP Graduates

Ashlee Viveiros (above) is one of four Rhode Island College graduates who earned the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the 2019 commencement ceremony. Here she is being hooded.

RIC Students Recognized as Leaders for Serving the Greater Good

Rhode Island College’s 11th annual Student Leadership Awards ceremony honored seven students and one student organization.

Henry Pinardi - Father to Local Artists

Rhode Island College Impact

Enrico Vittorio Pinardi, known to his friends, family and students as “Henry,” is a nationally acclaimed artist and professor of art who taught at RIC from 1967 to 1995.