Matt Quainoo is used to speaking in front of a crowd. The 19-year-old is younger than most of his classmates and, though his college experience lasted just two years, it is as rich and diverse as the experience of many students who spent twice as long on campus […]

From the moment Benjamin Barlock stepped on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus, he knew he had found his place for the next four years. Other schools took a back seat to URI’s College of Pharmacy bachelor of science program in pharmaceutical sciences. As he prepares to graduate, he is grateful for the program […]

If you look at Janelle Amoako’s packed, one-page resume, it’s hard to determine what she’ll do in her nursing career after earning her bachelor’s degree May 17 from the University of Rhode Island. Will the honors student choose public health, international health and relief work, medical-surgical nursing in a hospital or work in a free […]

Four military veterans studying at the University’s College of the Environment and Life Sciences will be honored at the College’s commencement ceremonies May 17. Briana Grenier, Zachary Fisher, Dean Pimentel, and Donald Ruggieri will each be recognized by John Kirby, dean of the college, during graduation exercises. These veterans now ahead at some of their […]

Gina Kinan knew she was gay in high school, but was too afraid to tell anyone – and her body paid for it. “I felt like a zombie,’’ she says. “I slept all the time to cope.’’ When she arrived at the University of Rhode Island in 2011 she mustered the courage to come out […]

It took Cheryl Robinson-Roberts nearly 40 years to get her college degree, but it was worth it. She can look in the mirror and say, “I did it. I’m finished.’’ Well, sort of. The 57-year-old senior is now thinking about getting her master’s degree, possibly in social work or theology. “I can almost see it. […]