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An adoptee’s return to South Korea

This month, Mary-Kim Arnold (LRI '05) shares a haunting piece about returning to South Korea, her country of origin. As a Korean adoptee, Arnold wrestles, as many of us do, with multiple personal and collective histories, the past and the future.

Academy for Career Exploration Receives 2 Awards for Work in Technology Education

"Thanks to partnerships with community partners and the business community, our students are able to solve real-world problems and gain valuable experience in the workplace,” said Head of School Dr. Mario Cirillo (LRI '15).

Cola using banking experience, skills to fuel LISC’s early-stage impact

Jeanne Cola (LRI '05) uses her experience and the skills she learned working at Citizens Bank for 25 years in her current role as executive director of LISC Rhode Island.

Hirsh, Clements, Almestica recognized at PWCVB annual meeting

A special recognition award was bestowed upon Hugh Clements (LRI '05), Providence police chief, for his community advocacy and the ease with which his department executed large-scale events during the year.

The Ride of a Lifetime

On Lorne Adrain’s (LRI '94) final day of rest before embarking on a 3,000-mile bike ride from Seattle to Providence – facing 6,000-foot peaks, Badlands and two months of riding dozens of miles daily – he stopped by the Seattle Department of Human Services.

My Turn: John Marion: Time to tame the gerrymander in R.I.

John Marion (LRI '11), Executive Director of Common Cause Rhode Island: "Taming the gerrymander is a difficult but necessary reform that will help restore our democracy."

DeLorenzo Leaves RI Democratic Party; Diossa Gets Post As Second Vice Chairman

In a victory for the progressive flank of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, Joe DeLorezno, the party's embattled second vice chairman, has disaffiliated as a Democrat, and Central Falls Mayor James Diossa (LRI '12) was appointed to succeed him.

PawSox Stadium Proposal Hits Roadblock Over Undisclosed Financial Details

"Normally, the Commerce Corporation conducts a financial review and assessment of a company’s financial viability prior to moving forward with an agreement," Finance Chairman William Conley (LRI '01) said in a statement.

Class Speaker Speeches

“WE” are the CHANGE!

Elected by his peers, Lanre Ajakaiye's speech as 2017 NU II Class Speaker

Prominent philanthropist John Carter dies

His passing was revealed in a brief obituary published Thursday in The Providence Journal. He leaves four grandchildren, four children, and a wife, Letitia Carter (LRI '92), his partner in philanthropy, notably with the Rhode Island Foundation.

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