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MEET OUR STUDENTS: Geoffrey Keitel: From the Mountains of Appalachia to Rhode Island College

The “middle of nowhere” is the place where he found his voice.

Popular TV Competition Comes to RIC: “Smart Dancing With the Stars of RIC”

Rhode Island College Impact

RIC students Miguel Alcantara and Gretchen Hanson compete in a ballroom dance competition at Yale University.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Anthony Vega: All-Star Reporter

Anthony Vega always sounds as if he’s enjoying himself and easily slips into a talk-show-host speaking style.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Esohe Irabor, Far From Home

Her ambition is to become a doctor.

MEET OUR STUDENTS: Hillary Costa: Leader of RIC’s Student Body

Local politics was a frequent topic of discussion in Hillary Costa’s working-class home.

Kiana Peralta: Where Dreams Defy Barriers

Barely five feet tall and a perpetual smiler, she has endured hunger and homelessness, a lifetime of evictions.

RIC Alum Writes First History of Providence Film Studio

Founded in 1915, Eastern Film Corporation was nothing more than a footnote in Rhode Island film history, until Adam Tawfik researched the full story on the Providence-based silent film studio.

MEET OUR GRADUATES: Taiwo Sodipo-Kuforiji

Taiwo Sodipo-Kuforiji ’13 (Photo credit: Island Photography)

RIC Theater/Film Student Wins L.A. Web Fest Award

RIC student Seth Chitwood wrote, directed and filmed a murder mystery series titled “Red Circles” that won Outstanding Series and Outstanding Director at the 2013 LA Web Series Festival.