Neil Steinberg, outgoing R.I. Foundation head, lists issues facing the Ocean State
‘The challenges in front of us are many times brutally simple to identify and very difficult to solve. We...
Healthcare professor Lou Pugliese survived a case of potentially fatal leukemia. Today, he brings lessons from his odyssey as a patient to students at Brown
‘My story has become my opportunity to inspire and teach the importance of care, compassion and kindness’ PROVIDENCE –...
Out-of-school suspensions applied disproportionately to students of color and those with disabilities
What are Rhode Island schools to do when students don’t behave: Out-of-school suspension or a lesser punishment? Data indicate...
URI and RI College are making higher education more accessible for nontraditional adult students
The University of Rhode Island (URI), a public land-grant university with a main campus in Kingston, assists adults considering...
Rent and home price increases have contributed to homelessness, but new research outlines steps to ease crisis
PROVIDENCE – Recent historic increases in rents and home prices in Rhode Island have helped fuel a homelessness crisis...
A Race Against Time to Save Lives From Sepsis
A sore throat shouldn’t kill someone. But in 2017 that’s what happened to Skip and Tara Cirella’s 16-year-old daughter...
A glance at student mental health at Rhode Island’s public universities
Whether it be from the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased societal pressures from the digital age, or other...
Jewish leaders respond to rising rates of antisemitism in Rhode Island
With swastika-defaced properties, antisemitic graffiti and propaganda, verbal harassment, and heightened police presence at large Jewish communal gatherings, antisemitism...
This healthcare center’s door is open and welcoming to LGBTQ+ individuals
PROVIDENCE – Ray Sirico survived the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and early 1990s, but the callous pronouncement of...
The book censorship movement has touched Rhode Island and librarians and organizations are responding with measures aimed at protecting freedoms and access – and librarians themselves.
PROVIDENCE – The rising book censorship movement has reached Rhode Island,although so far it lacks the intensity seen in...
Domestic violence occurs in every Rhode Island city and town. Survivors share their stories as advocates work for safety and prevention.
Editor’s note: The identities of the three women who shared their stories have been concealed for anonymity and safety....
Three years in: Ocean State Stories reflects on Rhode Island during the pandemic
Editor’s note: Miller covered the pandemic as a staff writer for the Providence Journal from January 2020 until November...
Laughter is good medicine. And that’s no punch line.
Did you hear the one about how laughter is good medicine? It’s no joke. Science confirms that laughing enhances...