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Students in a liberal arts class developed by Associate Professor Jennifer Prewitt-Freilino practice techniques for improving well-being and building resilience.
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Associate Provost Sarah Bainter Cunningham, Research and Strategic Partnerships, coauthors an op-ed urging government leaders to tackle challenges using creative thinking.
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Faculty member Claudia Bitran inspires students in her virtual painting class to take risks and mix mediums.
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Executive Director of Integrated Health & Wellness Bob Samuels speaks with Providence Business News about how RISD is keeping students healthy through the pandemic.
![Winning Dorner Prize entry Lost in Translation explores words whose meanings cannot be easily translated across languages.](/sites/g/files/upbtqy111/files/styles/landscape_3_2_250x166/public/2021-02/1610738550148_DornerLost.jpg?h=c3635fa2&itok=P4ttkEtW)
Winning 2020 proposals for RISD Museum installations on hold since last March are finally coming to fruition.
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Healthy Roots doll designed by alumna Yelitsa Jean-Charles featured on Today Show segment about inclusive toys.
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In moving its CE classes online, RISD opens the floodgates to passionate new students from across the US and around the globe.
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Faculty, curators and librarians come together for a semester-long seminar on decolonization that builds on the institution’s commitment to advancing social equity and inclusion.