BRISTOL, R.I. –, Roger Williams University announces that groundbreaking sailor, Cole Brauer, , who made history last year as the first American woman to race solo nonstop around the world in the Global Solo Challenge , will address the Class of 2025 and receive an honorary degree at the RWU Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 16. This year’s RWU Commencement exercises will celebrate a trailblazing woman in the sport sailing world – as RWU’s nationally top-ranked Sailing team head into…, First Light, , past Africa, Australia, and South America, prevailing over tumultuous weather, freezing water, a rib injury, and dehydration, to finish in second place in Spain on March 7, 2024. Brauer will share her story of resilience, courage, and pursuit of excellence as a professional sailor and as a member of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s varsity sailing team and a two-time ICSA Academic All-…
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We invite law school graduates and their guests to visit the Roger Williams University commencement webpage for the most up to date information on the 2025 Commencement Ceremony and related events. The website was built to be a one-stop information center for all graduates and their families. This website should be your go-to source for all Commencement related information., Please be sure to share the website with your loved ones!, , Individual School Ceremonies - Wave 1: School of Law, 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM Practice Soccer Field Tent, North Campus RWU Law will present an honorary degree to the, Honorable Clifton B. Newman, , a retired judge from the South Carolina Circuit Court who has led a distinguished career as a private practice attorney and solicitor. Judge Newman will deliver the address at the RWU Law ceremony. RWU honorary degree recipient details may be found here ., Congratulations, RWU Law Class of 2025!, RWU Law Class of 2024 Commencement Graduates
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Calling all RWU Law Alumni! Please join Dean Gregory W. Bowman and the RWU Law Alumni Association Board of Directors. Rhode Island Convention Center First Floor West Lobby One Sabin Street Providence, Rhode Island 7:45 AM – 9:15 AM Hot Buffet Breakfast Register Here! The event is complimentary. Registration required. 2024 RWU Law Alumni Association Breakfast & Annual Meeting, Special Accommodations, Persons who, because of a special need or condition, would like to request an accommodation for an event should contact the RWU Law Events, as soon as possible, but no later than 72 hours before the event, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. lawevents@rwu.edu
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I have been the catalog librarian for 30 years at the School of Law. Over the years, my responsibilities have changed to reflect changes in staff and types of material available to library users. When I first started as the cataloging assistant and then as the catalog librarian, it mainly involved traditional materials, like print, microform, audio, or video materials. Over time, that began to…, Editor’s Note:, Kathleen’s excellent curation of our archives collection means that she will find it if it exists in the collection!] Because the library documents the life of the law school in all its forms and endeavors to collect all Rhode Island legal titles, I spend time creating original cataloging records for these materials. These include YouTube videos of law school events and Rhode Island CLE titles.…
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As several of my colleagues have already mentioned, no two weeks in the library are exactly the same. Facing a new set of challenges each day keeps us on our toes and makes for an interesting time. Here are a few highlights from my work life over the last week, Anyone Need a Teacher?, By far, my favorite experience last week was guest lecturing in the Advanced Legal Research course. Course participants, after watching a video that I previously recorded on international and foreign legal research, allowed me to help guide them through an in-class workshop. We explored many of the different resources and databases used to conduct research in these areas. I very much enjoyed…, What’s the Latest and Greatest in Legal Research?, I took some time this week to keep current on legal research tools. I attended a vLex training. For those of you unfamiliar with that platform, vLex is a large legal database with coverage of all states and seventeen countries (translations included). The demonstration focused on upgrades to the platform’s AI assistant. We don’t subscribe to vLex, but it doesn’t hurt to keep informed about…, Any Questions?, The most routine aspect of my week is research questions. We are here to serve students and faculty so answering questions is one of the most important aspects of our job. As Lindsay Koso mentioned in last week’s blog post, we constantly monitor email and chat for questions and share shifts at the reference desk. We’re able to answer most of the questions we receive pretty quickly. However, I…, What’s a Week Without a Little Chaos?, At some point last week, the operating system for our catalog went down. If you missed it—good! I think we caught it pretty quickly in the library. One of my responsibilities is to manage our information systems and technologies and keep them up to date. Fortunately, the system Help Desk came through for me, and the issue was repaired within a couple of hours. I’m grateful that the problem…
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Roger Williams University School of Law has been ranked No. 11 in the nation for the percentage of graduates pursuing careers in public interest law, according to, U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools 2025 rankings, , , part of Best Law Schools. This national recognition highlights the law school’s deep-rooted commitment to social justice and experiential education. In 2024 alone, RWU Law students contributed more than 56,000 hours through Public Interest Clinics, Public Interest Externships, and Pro Bono work – tangible evidence of the school’s mission in action. “Our focus has always been on preparing…
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Dr. Gregory P. Noone, Ph.D., J.D., is the Executive Director, and a Senior Peace Fellow, for the Public International Law and Policy Group. PILPG is a global pro bono law firm and was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize. Dr. Noone has conducted atrocity crimes investigations, justice system assessments, as well as Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law training in over 60 countries…
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Last November, 3L Samuel Filiaggi, a dual degree JD and MMA student, enjoyed a Friendsgiving dinner at a table of peers and faculty at an event co-sponsored by the RWU Law LGBT+Alliance and the Mental Health Club. It was a lot of fun and the food was delicious but that isn’t what really stood out to him. Filiaggi, the Alliance's treasurer, a transgender man, said, "I knew that for some people…
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