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Women Of Color Face Added Challenges In Workplace, Edward Fitzpatrick Apr 2018

Women Of Color Face Added Challenges In Workplace, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

As a trial lawyer, Tina Tchen would talk to jurors after the verdict was in. And on more than one occasion, jurors told her: “We were so impressed with how well you spoke English.”


Tips For Making The Most Of Career Week At Rwu, Courtney Dell’Agnese Apr 2018

Tips For Making The Most Of Career Week At Rwu, Courtney Dell’Agnese

Featured News Story

Are you graduating in May and researching career opportunities? Or for now simply interested in exploring internships within a variety of fields? From Monday, April 2 to Thursday, April 12, the RWU Center for Career & Professional Development (CCPD) is offering myriad resources and networking events to guide students on a successful pathway toward a career.


Rwu Sailing Ranked #1 In Nation: Co-Ed Team Receives Top College Ranking From Sailing World, Nicholas Williams Apr 2018

Rwu Sailing Ranked #1 In Nation: Co-Ed Team Receives Top College Ranking From Sailing World, Nicholas Williams

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With the release of the first Sailing World college rankings of the Spring, the Roger Williams University Sailing team finds itself ranked first in the nation in the Co-Ed division.


Sash: Student Academic Showcase And Honors 2018, Roger Williams University Apr 2018

Sash: Student Academic Showcase And Honors 2018, Roger Williams University

Student Academic Showcase and Honors

A celebration of scholarship and creative activities for undergraduate and graduate students held in April, 2018 at the Roger Williams University campus in Bristol, Rhode Island.


Rwu Partners With Providence Police As Part Of Smart Policing Innovation Grant, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

Rwu Partners With Providence Police As Part Of Smart Policing Innovation Grant, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Professors Varano and Manzi will conduct research for project aimed at reducing recidivism in use of emergency services for drug, alcohol and mental health issues.


Bristol/Rwu Cooperative Committee Accepting Applications From Local Groups, Individuals, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

Bristol/Rwu Cooperative Committee Accepting Applications From Local Groups, Individuals, Edward Fitzpatrick

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Spring is in the air, so that means it’s time for local groups and residents to submit applications for the Fund for Civic Activities, run by the Town of Bristol/Roger Williams University Cooperative Committee.


The Roots Of Racism And The Challenge Of “White Fragility”, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

The Roots Of Racism And The Challenge Of “White Fragility”, Edward Fitzpatrick

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The New York Times on March 19 reported that a sweeping new study found that black boys in America end up earning less than white boys with similar backgrounds, even when they’re raised in wealthy, two-parent families in good neighborhoods.


For Community-Engaged Work, Isabel Clark ’19 Honored As 2018 Newman Civic Fellow, Jill Rodrigues Mar 2018

For Community-Engaged Work, Isabel Clark ’19 Honored As 2018 Newman Civic Fellow, Jill Rodrigues

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For her work undertaking real-world projects that solve critical needs for local communities, Isabel Clark has been honored as a 2018 Newman Civic Fellow, a national award recognizing a select group of student leaders who create lasting change in communities throughout the country and around the globe.


From Volunteer To Hassenfeld Fellow: Turning A Passion For Public Health Service Into A Deeper Commitment, Courtney Dell’Agnese Mar 2018

From Volunteer To Hassenfeld Fellow: Turning A Passion For Public Health Service Into A Deeper Commitment, Courtney Dell’Agnese

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Cory Letendre ’18 doubled down on his commitment as a medical assistant at the R.I. Free Clinic serving uninsured and underinsured adults.


Graduate Students And Faculty Share Research On Jurors' View Of Death Penalty At Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Marcus Hanscom Mar 2018

Graduate Students And Faculty Share Research On Jurors' View Of Death Penalty At Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Marcus Hanscom

Featured News Story

Faculty-student research team delivered their own session to standing-room audience.


Rwu Stay Break Part Ii: Advocating For The State’S Food Insecure Residents, Jill Rodrigues Mar 2018

Rwu Stay Break Part Ii: Advocating For The State’S Food Insecure Residents, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

Students apply their hands-on lessons in food insecurity issues to make an advocacy pitch to state legislators.


Rwu A Cappella Group To Open For Comedian Jay Leno At Ppac, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

Rwu A Cappella Group To Open For Comedian Jay Leno At Ppac, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

Hawkward will take the stage in Providence before an audience of up to 3,000 on Thursday, March 22.


Rwu Stay Break Part I: A Real-World Dive Into R.I.’S Food Insecurity Issues, Jill Rodrigues Mar 2018

Rwu Stay Break Part I: A Real-World Dive Into R.I.’S Food Insecurity Issues, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

Students apply their hands-on lessons in food insecurity issues to make an advocacy pitch to state legislators.


Rwu School Of Continuing Studies Recognizes All Saints Academy As A Steam Academy, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

Rwu School Of Continuing Studies Recognizes All Saints Academy As A Steam Academy, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

Middletown school becomes second school in R.I. to complete training through RWU’s Center for Workforce and Professional Development.


During Retreat At Rwu, Providence Teens Will Look Forward To Their Futures, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

During Retreat At Rwu, Providence Teens Will Look Forward To Their Futures, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

Workshops organized by half full, llc will build leadership skills, tackle teen issues and shape vision for life after high school


Rwu Creative Writing Students Learn Both Sides Of The Publishing Desk, Juan Siliezar Mar 2018

Rwu Creative Writing Students Learn Both Sides Of The Publishing Desk, Juan Siliezar

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Creative writing majors at Roger Williams don’t just become better writers, they learn the ins and outs of the publishing world from faculty who’ve excelled in it.


Renowned Attorneys To Speak About Being Women Of Color In The Workplace On March 28, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University Mar 2018

Renowned Attorneys To Speak About Being Women Of Color In The Workplace On March 28, Public Affairs, Roger Williams University

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Tina Tchen and Adrienne Lawrence will share their workplace experiences in the President's Distinguished Speaker Series at RWU.


Four Rwu Wrestlers Head To Ncaa Championship On Friday, Nicholas Williams Mar 2018

Four Rwu Wrestlers Head To Ncaa Championship On Friday, Nicholas Williams

Featured News Story

No abstract provided.


Rwu Law Spring Break In Puerto Rico: Helping Hurricane Victims, Michael M. Bowden Mar 2018

Rwu Law Spring Break In Puerto Rico: Helping Hurricane Victims, Michael M. Bowden

Featured News Story

With FEMA assistance lagging and hundreds of thousands still lacking basic amenities, an intrepid group of RWU Law students heads to San Juan, offering legal assistance to their neediest fellow citizens.


Roger Williams University Opens Financial Education Center With $182,000 Grant From Wiegand Foundation, Jill Rodrigues Mar 2018

Roger Williams University Opens Financial Education Center With $182,000 Grant From Wiegand Foundation, Jill Rodrigues

Featured News Story

New E.L. Wiegand Center for Advanced Financial Education provides spacious trading room equipped with the latest technology.


Rwu And Wpri 12 Announce First Poll Results In 2018 Ri Governor's Race, Edward Fitzpatrick Mar 2018

Rwu And Wpri 12 Announce First Poll Results In 2018 Ri Governor's Race, Edward Fitzpatrick

Featured News Story

Democrat Raimondo in tight race with Republican Fung, 60 percent support ban on semi-automatic rifles like AR-15, 75 percent favor letting "Dreamers" remain in U.S., poll finds.


Newsroom: Rwu Remembers Former President Natale A. Sicuro 1-8-2018, Roger Williams University School Of Law Jan 2018

Newsroom: Rwu Remembers Former President Natale A. Sicuro 1-8-2018, Roger Williams University School Of Law

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Eugenic Ideology And The Institutionalization Of The ‘Technofix’ On The Underclass, Ann G. Winfield Jan 2018

Eugenic Ideology And The Institutionalization Of The ‘Technofix’ On The Underclass, Ann G. Winfield

Education Faculty Publications

This scenario for the twenty-first century, in which China assumes world domination and establishes a world eugenic state, may well be considered an unattractive future. But this is not really the point. Rather, it should be regarded as the inevitable result of Francis Galton’s (1909) prediction made in the first decade of the twentieth century, that “the nation which first subjects itself to rational eugenical discipline is bound to inherit the earth” (p. 34)” (Lynn, 2001 p. 320).


The Poor And Marginalized Among Us: Contingent Faculty In Jesuit Universities, Christina Pawls, Richard D. Clark, Carrie Buchanan Jan 2018

The Poor And Marginalized Among Us: Contingent Faculty In Jesuit Universities, Christina Pawls, Richard D. Clark, Carrie Buchanan

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Faculty of institutions of higher learning have an opportunity to discuss, debate,and discern how to create workplaces that are just and inclusive.As members of Jesuit institutions, wehave a moral obligation to do so. How, then, can Jesuit universities justify the poor treatment of contingent faculty, who are now a majority not just in our institutions but in the country as a whole? Tenure-track employment is a fading tradition in universities throughout the United States. The data also show that non-tenure-track faculty, particularly the growing number of part-time adjunct faculty, constitute a population of marginalized, often poor,employees working alongside more privileged …


Being Half Black: Navigating The Grey Space Between Races, Aimee Slatkavitz Jan 2018

Being Half Black: Navigating The Grey Space Between Races, Aimee Slatkavitz

Education Theses

No abstract provided.