Posts Tagged ‘Providence College’
Providence College to address polarization with Civil Discourse campus-wide and in community
Providence College has been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to support Conversations for Change, a new campus-wide initiative that will promote civil discourse across campus and in the local community. Dr. Nicholas Longo, professor of Global Studies, and Dr. Quincy Bevely, assistant vice president for Institutional Diversity, will lead the project. …
Read MoreTop PC Friar and the political season take center stage at NAACP event – Ann Clanton
by Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributor The 108th annual Freedom Fund Breakfast sponsored by the NAACP Providence Branch took place at the Marriott Hotel on Orms Street Saturday morning. Gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus, Mayoral Candidates Nirva LaFortune and Gonzalo Cuervo and former Cranston Mayor and Congressional Candidate Alan Fung led a bevy of candidates who mingled…
Read MoreEd Cooley award dinner benefits DaVinci Center
On Monday, May 9, Providence College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Ed Cooley will be recognized by the DaVinci Center as the 2022 Community Humanitarian Award winner. A formal dinner and reception will be held at the Rhode Island Convention Center beginning at 6:00 PM on May 9th, with general reception starting at 6pm, and dinner…
Read More“Us, We, Together, Family, Friars.” – Providence College
Photo: Providence College With a 72-51 victory over Creighton, Providence College basketball dunked the title Big East Men’s Basketball Regular Season Champions. Forty years in the hoping, with the spirit of Dave Gavitt more present than ever, Coach Ed Cooley led his team to one victory after the other. Backed by the spirit of the…
Read MoreProvidence College to address healthcare crisis by expanding health sciences, adding nursing
Photos: Providence College Providence College (PC) President Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. announced today that the College has begun a period of research and planning to add a myriad of programs in the area of health sciences, including nursing, to its academic curriculum. Fr. Sicard, PC’s 13th president, named in 2020, said, “My vision for the…
Read MoreART! Providence College Galleries rebounding with $300,000 grant
Did you know? Providence College has two Art Galleries open to the general public. They are both free. The two galleries are the Hunt-Cavanagh Gallery at Hunt-Cavanagh Hall and the Reilly Gallery at the Smith Center for the Arts. The college is at 212 Huxley Avenue, Providence, 02918. Providence College has been awarded more than…
Read MoreJudaism and Racial Justice – Providence College Jewish-Catholic Exchange seminar
Another in a series of the Jewish-Catholic Theological Exchange at Providence College, this online only ZOOM event will be held on Tuesday, November 16th at 6pm. Featuring Rabbi Isaiah Rothstein, Rabbinic Scholar and Public Affairs Advisor with the Jewish Federations of North America, the seminar will discuss Faith, Justice and American Love: Reflecting on Judaism…
Read MoreProvidence College approved for Phi Beta Kappa chapter
Providence College awarded chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, most prestigious academic honor society in America Providence College (PC) has announced that Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious academic honor society for the liberal arts and sciences in the United States, has granted a charter to the College, and will begin inducting students as…
Read MoreAfghanistan Past and Present – Timothy Ham
by Timothy Ham, special feature to RINewsToday The news reports of Herat Afghanistan falling to the Taliban on August 12, added another provincial capital to nine capitols captured over the previous six days. By August 13, it is now up to eighteen of the thirty-four provincial capitals that have fallen. To many, it is simply…
Read MorePublic defender experience guides outlook of U.S. Judge Mary S. McElroy
By Ealish Brawley ’14, Providence College Magazine, Providence College Judge Mary S. McElroy ’87 had to wait four years, through two presidencies and three nominations, for her appointment to the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island. Such a wait for a prestigious, lifetime seat on the federal bench would have frustrated most, but McElroy’s passion…
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