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After 60 years of supporting low-income families, Head Start faces an existential threat under a proposed federal budget—prompting Rhode Island’s Sen. Reed and advocates to rally in defense of early childhood education
The Department of Education announced that its office of Federal Student Aid will resume collections May 5
Brown and the Library’s mission is to ‘serve the community, the nation and the world by discovering, communicating and preserving knowledge and understanding in a spirit of free inquiry’
Proposed state legislation would shield libraries from censorship, support free expression, and limit who can challenge books in schools
University defends free speech and academic freedom after rejecting federal mandates tied to diversity, protests, and international student oversight
The investigation previously covered activities at the Warren Alpert Medical School and is now expanded to the entire university from the period of Oct. 7, 2023 to the present
Mayor Smiley unveils an ambitious roadmap to reclaim Providence schools from state control, but state education officials say the plan lacks clarity and collaboration
Backed by youth advocacy groups, a new bill would mandate ethnic studies in all public RI high schools by 2026, aiming to reflect the diverse histories of the state’s student population
The news comes a few days after the Rhode Island School of Design announced the State Department had revoked one of its international student’s visas
Faculty and campus community members want President Christina Paxson to stand behind her previous statements on academic freedom and refuse to assist immigration officials who lack warrants or subpoenas
The school’s announcement of the news comes after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had revoked hundreds of visas and intends to revoke more
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The Ivy League school said it could not substantiate the planned cuts widely reported by national news outlets
From Brown’s student journalism on administrative bloat to RISD’s removal of anti-Zionist art, Rhode Island universities are grappling with the tensions between free expression and political sensitivity
Students say the mood on campus has shifted because of the Trump administration’s high-profile crackdown on immigration and elite universities, combined with Brown University’s tough stance on protesters
Earlier this month, Gordon School students visited states in the American South to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. Over four days, they visited historic sites and met activists who have played important roles in the quest for equality
