A pair of Providence schools are testing out standing desks, a growing trend in workplaces across the country. West Broadway Middle School has about 30…
Elisabeth Harrison
Elisabeth Harrison's journalism background includes everything from behind-the-scenes work with the CBS Evening News to freelance documentary production.
She joined the WRNI team in 2007 as a Morning Edition producer and freelance journalist. In 2009, she became a full-time reporter, and became the Morning Edition host in 2011. She was promoted to full-time News Director in June of 2015.
Harrison's education is as wide ranging as her work at Rhode Island Public Radio. She has a B.A. in English and French from Wellesley College, and a joint M.A. in Journalism and French Studies from NYU.
A native of Los Angeles, Harrison loves good food and good movies.
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New Owner, Publisher To Take Over Block Island Times Friday
The sale of the Block Island Times is expected to become final on January 1st. The weekly’s owners for the last decade, Fraser and Betty Lang, are…
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As Demand Grows For World Languages, State Supervision May Be Required
The Rhode Island Foreign Language Association is calling for a new post at the State Department of Education to oversee foreign language education in…
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Rhode Islanders’ Holiday Traditions Travel The World
Rhode Islanders hail from all over the world, and so too do the dishes and traditions we practice during the holidays. To sample some of this season’s…
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RISD Prof’s Holiday Book Picks For 2015
If you who still have people on your holiday shopping list, don’t panic! We have book picks from the chair of RISD’s Department of Literary Arts and…
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More Subpoenas Expected, As House Oversight Committee Continues 38 Studios Probe
The House Oversight Committee is expected to issue more subpoenas Tuesday in connection with 38 Studios, the video game company that went bankrupt,…
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Interview Part II: The ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’
Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse took an active role in the overhaul of the “No Child Left Behind Act”. That’s the federal education law that…
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse On Trump, Terrorism, Climate Talks & More
U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said Friday that President Barack Obama was “too slow” to recognize that Americans need to know more about what is…
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New Language Immersion Programs For Providence Students
Language immersion programs known as “dual language” programs are a growing trend in public elementary schools. They allow students to become bilingual…
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RI Education Leaders Respond To ‘No Child Left Behind’ Overhaul
Rhode Islanders are reacting to the passage of new federal legislation for public schools. The “Every Student Succeeds Act” is expected to get a…
