According to the Community College of Rhode Island, the first class of students attending the school tuition-free is thriving.
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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URI Professor Creates Portable Bomb Detector
A chemical engineering professor at the University of Rhode Island has created a portable bomb detector. The device is about the size of a toolbox, with…
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The Snowstorm That Wasn’t
After dire warnings about accumulating snow, dangerous driving conditions, wind and power outages, schools closed across Rhode Island (except for…
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Fourth Nor’easter On The Way, But Tree Limbs Haven’t Recovered From Last Three
The National Weather Service said the snowstorm heading this way will bring the potential for more power outages because of tree limbs weakened by the…
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Republican Party Continues Challenge To Raimondo Fundraising Deal
Rhode Island’s Republican Party renewed questions Monday about a fundraising agreement between Gina Raimondo and the Providence City Democratic…
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First The Storm, Now The Cleanup… Again
The third winter storm this month knocked out power to tens of thousands of residents and businesses, closed schools and state offices, and dropped more…
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Emergency Management Agency Urges Drivers To Stay Off The Roads During Storm
With at least a foot of snow expected by Tuesday afternoon, emergency management officials said residents should resist the urge to hop in their cars…
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Passionate Arguments On Guns Expected At RI Statehouse
Judiciary committees in the Rhode Island General Assembly are slated to start hearing testimony on Tuesday on a series of gun-related proposals.
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Thousands Without Power, Coastal Damage And Death From Powerful March Storm
A man has died in Newport after being hit by a falling tree during the powerful winter storm that lashed the region Friday. Robert Beaver, 72, was…
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Construction Group Tests Support For PawSox Stadium Deal
A poll of 425 registered voters, commissioned by the construction trades group BuildRI, found that just over 70 percent of respondents think it’s…
