A Providence College student is receiving treatment at a Boston-area hospital after being diagnosed with meningitis. Providence College officials say…
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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Vote Expected Monday On Gist
The Tulsa School Board may vote Monday evening on whether to name Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist their new superintendent of schools….
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Gist Becomes Lone Contender For Tulsa Job
Looks like Education Commissioner Deborah Gist is headed back to her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Tulsa World reports today that the other candidate in…
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Graduation Rates Inch Up In Rhode Island
81 percent of the class of 2014 earned a diploma within four years, according to the latest numbers from the Rhode Island Department of Education. The…
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Moses Brown Head Of School Cancels Class In Style
Here’s how Moses Brown head Matt Glendinning announces a snow day: Step one: put on striped beanie and matching gloves; Step two: add a jaunty scarf;…
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Fox Commentator Facing International Criticism Is Brown Alum
Steve Emerson, a self-styled terrorism expert, who has drawn fire for comments about “no-go zones” in France and other European countries following the…
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Tulsa Delays Vote on Gist
Tulsa education officials say they need more time to consider Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist and one other finalist in their search…
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Brown Announces Changes To Sexual Assault Policy
In response to recommendations from a university panel, Brown has announced it will immediately begin using trained investigators to look into…
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Are Charter Schools Straining Public School Budgets?
That’s the question a legislative panel is investigating. Lawmakers are scheduled to hear from several local elected officials and school leaders on…
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Kids Count: RI Has Highest Child Poverty Rate In New England
New numbers out of Rhode Island Kids Count show the number of children living in poverty has grown nearly five percent since the start of the Great…
