The Graduate Experience
Small campus personality. Big campus opportunity.
Where experience meets opportunity.
Earning a graduate degree or certificate is a critical step for personal and professional success. At RWU, we go a step further. Our students embrace experiences throughout their studies inside and outside the classroom, offering them a deeply enriching education followed by valuable career opportunities after graduation. Whether you want to study on campus or online, part-time or full-time, in Bristol or Providence, RWU has a program and delivery available to meet your needs and schedule.
Adapting to COVID-19
The COVID-19 outbreak has presented many challenges to all of us. As you consider your next steps for graduate school, we have created a number of virtual resources to help you learn more about RWU, your program, financing your education, and the graduate application process.
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Supporting Judicial Diversity
Dorca M. Paulino, RWU Class of 2017Growing up, Dorca M. Paulino never imagined she would one day work for the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Now, she serves as the Diversity Director of our state’s judicial branch of government.
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The RWU Difference
Whether you are looking for convenience and flexibility while earning your degree, a curriculum that offers a breadth of opportunities for gaining experience both inside and outside the classroom, or an educational philosophy focused on service and social justice, a RWU graduate education offers it all.
A Tale of Two Campuses
Graduate students at RWU study at one of two campuses: our main campus, situated on scenic Mount Hope Bay in Bristol, RI, and our metro campus, located in the heart of the state capital, Providence, RI. Each campus plays a vital role in the University's commitment to supporting and growing the local economy and providing vital resources to nonprofit organizations, corporations, and municipal governments throughout the State of Rhode Island.
An RWU Architect Travels the World and Uses Design to Protect Gorillas
Since earning her master of architecture degree at RWU, Emily Goldenberg '11 has worked on projects all over the world, and is now designing a center for education on mountain gorilla conservation in Kigali, Rwanda.
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President Miaoulis' Holiday Video Message
“It’s amazing how fast the semester went by. It was a terrific semester,” RWU President Ioannis Miaoulis recollects, as the University quiets and students leave for break. “I want to thank all of you for welcoming me, Heidi and Fletcher, and making us feel right at home.”
SECCM Labs Will Open for the Spring Semester
As construction nears completion, RWU prepares to begin holding classes in January inside the new hub of experiential education.
Allen Hance to Join RWU as Associate Provost for Community Engaged Learning
Newly created position will provide strategic leadership and champion community-engaged learning activities across the university.
