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Roger Williams University Celebrates First-Gen Students with Week of Belonging and Empowerment
First-Generation College Celebration Week brought together students, faculty, staff, and alumni to affirm shared experiences and build a stronger community of support.
Discovering a Hidden Record of Survival: How Roger Williams University Students Chronicled a Story of Slavery and Freedom
RWU undergraduates lead a multi-university research effort to authenticate a rare firsthand narrative that documents a man’s self-emancipation from slavery to global maritime freedom.
A More Complex Picture of Rhode Island’s First Couple, Roger and Mary Williams
Roger Williams University History Professor Charlotte Carrington-Farmer talks about her new book about state founder Roger Williams, and a new exhibit about his wife, Mary Williams.
Roger Williams University Community and Historians Work to Restore Indigenous Voices to the Thanksgiving Story
At Thanksgiving Retold, historians Don “Strong Turtle” Brown, Jr. and Richard Pickering joined The Co-Lab in guiding the RWU community through a deeper, Indigenous-centered examination of the holiday’s origins.
Roger Williams University Professor Receives $40,000 NIH Grant for Biomedical Engineering Research on Early Detection of Breast Cancer
Associate Professor of Engineering Ahmet Akosman was awarded a grant to further his work in creating more accessible methods to detect breast cancer early.
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