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Hope Changed Everything for Over 200 ӣƵ Students

An overview of Year One of the Hope Scholarship.

For the Love of the Game – Anessa Garnetto Chooses Double Major in Sports Management & Marketing

“If I got hired by the Patriots today, I would 100 percent take the job...but I need the education and experience I’m having now to be in a position to contribute.”

ӣƵ Alum Receives 2024-25 Milken Educator Award, the “Oscar” of the Teaching Profession

Maria Santonastaso now joins the roster of teachers voted best in the country. (Photo credit Milken Family Foundation)

Future Teacher Goals – Provide Safe Space for Young Artists

“Through art education, I’m able to teach students to socialize, to connect, to learn about each other and about themselves.” – ӣƵ senior Caterina Brunell

For Miguel Hoyos, Student Loans Are Now a Thing of the Past

ӣƵ Impact

Thanks to the Hope Scholarship, Miguel is attending ӣƵ tuition-free.

This Double Major is Studying Economics & the World

Miguel Hoyos explains how he took the blindfold test and found the major he loved.

Jhon Cardona – Hablante no nativo se convierte en experto en ESL

“A veces me pregunto cómo llegué hasta aquí. De niño, siempre quise ser médico; pero la vida te lleva a donde estas destinado a ir.” – Jhon Cardona

Jhon Cardona – Nonnative Speaker Becomes Master ESL Teacher

"When my students hear that I, too, was once an English language learner and now I speak English fluently... they think, 'I can do that, too.'"

ӣƵ Prof. Tim Henry Joins Former Congressman Langevin on Governor’s New AI Task Force

The goal is for Rhode Island to become a leader in the AI-driven future.

Hope Scholarship Helped This Future Teacher Reach Her Goal

“Getting this scholarship was HUGE because I had been paying my way through school without the help of my parents.”