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Student organizers from OurSchoolsPVD, the Providence Youth Student Movement and the Alliance of RI Southeast Asians pose for a portrait outside the Rhode Island State Library on April 9, 2025. From left to right are Angel Solis, Nevaeh Senecal, Milia Odom and Jesslynn Melendez.

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Education

What’s Missing From Rhode Island’s High Schools? Ethnic Studies, Students Say

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

April 10, 2025

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Alexander Castro

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Education

Trump Administration Targets Brown University With Visa Revocations

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

April 10, 2025

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Olivia Ebertz

Edesia Nutrition founder and CEO Navyn Salem.

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The Public’s Radio

Edesia Looks for Clarity Amid Chaos of Trump Cuts

The Rhode Island nonprofit is determined to keep going despite the funding crisis caused by the dismantling of USAID

April 10, 2025

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David Wright

Columbia University has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration.

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History

Universities in Nazi Germany and USSR Thought Giving in to Government Demands Would Save Their Independence

April 10, 2025

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Iveta Silova, Arizona State University

April 10, 2025

A Transportation Security Administration agent stands at a security checkpoint at Miami International Airport on Dec. 20, 2024. The federal government is preparing to begin implementing Real ID rules in May.

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News & Culture

What You Need to Know as the May 7 Real ID Deadline Approaches

April 10, 2025

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Joe Hernandez

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority CEO Christopher Durand, center, stands inside the Senate Committee on Finance hearing room on April 8, 2025. He had just wrapped up a presentation on his agency’s financial outlook for fiscal year 2026.

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Politics

Deficit Leaves RIPTA in One Hot Mess. Lawmakers Have Four Different Solutions

April 10, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Rep. Joseph McNamara, a Warwick Democrat, thinks state officials should explore establishing trade agreements with international car manufacturers and creating a free trade zone within the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown, one of the top 10 automobile importers in the U.S.

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News & Culture

Rhode Island’s Royal Charter Inspires Lawmaker’s Ideas for Coping with Tariff Troubles

April 10, 2025

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Christopher Shea

Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro (left) confers with Joshua Giles, policy and government division director for the Massachusetts Office of Inspector General, at the State House on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

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News & Culture

Inspector General Bill Returns to the State House. And So Does Massachusetts IG

Revised legislation folds Rhode Island auditor general into a new state investigative office

April 10, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

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Education

Hundreds at Brown University Sign Letter in Support of Free Speech on Campus

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

April 10, 2025

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Olivia Ebertz