This web-based secure financial aid portal will allow you to check the status of your financial aid application, review your financial aid eligibility, and accept or decline your awards once you have been awarded for the academic year., New law students, , please access the financial aid porta l. Information on how to create a new user account has been e-mailed to you by the Financial Aid Office. If you have misplaced your login credentials, please e-mail the Financial Aid Office at gradfinaid@rwu.edu to request that the information be sent to you. New students will not have access to the financial aid portal through Roger Central until…, returning student, , in order to access the RWU Law financial aid portal, you must log in to Roger Central . Once you login, click on Financial Information (icon on left margin) and select Financial Aid. This will automatically bring you to the financial aid portal. If you have any questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office at 401.254.4510 or via email at gradfinaid@rwu.edu . View the FAQ for more…
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Juan Loayza Miranda joined the Office of Admissions in June 2025. Before coming to the law school, Juan worked in both non-profits and higher education spaces, supporting student success, community engagement, and access initiatives. Juan has held roles at the University of Rhode Island, Johnson & Wales University, Harvard University, Brown University, and Providence Promise, where he…
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Helga is a professionally certified marketing strategist under AMA (American Marketing Association) and holds several certifications in digital, content, and social media marketing. She joined the School of Law in 2023, bringing over two decades of cross-industry experience into the marketing role. As a Filipino American and an immigrant, Helga brings the authenticity of her identity into the…
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Michael Donnelly-Boylen brings over two decades of legal education experience to his position as Associate Dean of Enrollment and Strategic Initiatives at Roger Williams University School of Law. He has become a leader on issues relating to the inclusion of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) population in legal education. Dean Donnelly-Boylen joined RWU Law in 2002, was…
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Brooke Mercaldi is a Staff Attorney with the Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Prior to joining the Marine Affairs Institute, Brooke was an Environmental Law & Policy Consultant for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). While an undergraduate student at Southern Connecticut State University, Brooke was a Research Coordinator and Research Assistant for…
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Alexandra Tamburrino is a Staff Attorney with the Marine Affairs Institute and Rhode Island Sea Grant Legal Program. Prior to joining the Marine Affairs Institute, Alexandra was a Law Clerk with the Rhode Island Supreme Court, Trial Court Law Clerk Department. During her time as an undergraduate student at the University of Vermont, Alexandra was a Teaching Assistant in the Environmental Studies…
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The Law Library’s staff has prepared guides to the major study aids in the library’s collection. The guides are by subject area and keyed to the curriculum. Study Aids The guides for first year courses are: Civil Procedure Contracts Criminal Law Property Torts The guides for second and third year courses are: Administrative Law Business Organizations Conflict of Laws Constitutional Law Criminal…
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Mission & History, The primary mission of the Roger Williams University School of Law Archives is to document the history of the School of Law by collecting records and papers of enduring value. The records and papers pertain to and are generated by faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Records and papers collected document the activities, events, programs, and publications of the various administrative departments…
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Access, Access to the Roger Williams University School of Law archives is restricted to School of Law and university faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Other patrons engaged in legitimate research may access the archives by prior arrangement with the Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services. Physical access to the archives is made by appointment with the Catalog Librarian. All users must…, ., Research Assistance, The Catalog Librarian provides reference and research assistance for the archives. The records and papers are generally organized by issuing entity, by subject within the entity, and in chronological order within the subject., Copying, The Catalog Librarian, or in her absence, other professional staff of the Law Library will determine if an item is suitable for photocopying or scanning. Requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Photocopying and/or scanning will only be done if it will not cause damage to the item. Photocopying/scanning will be done by library staff., Collection Development & Retention, The policy is to retain three copies of each item with the exception of one copy for emails and printouts of content from the School of Law website for the archives. Pictorial and audiovisual records are also collected in addition to relevant artifacts. Items in the RWU Law Archives shall not be destroyed or removed without prior approval of the Assistant Dean for Library and Information Services., Gifts, We welcome unrestricted gifts documenting RWU Law's history. Gifted materials are considered the exclusive property of the RWU Law archives. Materials with closed access will not be accepted.
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