Daniel P. Egan/Irving Schneider: A knowledge-based economy for R.I

WHAT DO RHODE ISLAND and Michigan have in common besides the nation’s highest unemployment rates? We both are moving toward a knowledge-based economy. For two states built on manufacturing, this transition can be achieved only with the full commitment of business and education working closely together. Rhode Island is well poised to successfully execute this significant economic paradigm shift because of our greatest resource: our students.

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DOWNTOWN STUDENT EXPERIENCE: SEPTEMBER 13TH

Get to know the heart of the city you’ll call home for the next few years! On Saturday, September 13th, The Providence Foundation and... READ MORE | DOWNLOAD ANNOUNCEMENT

Welcome to the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island

Founded in 1979 as the Rhode Island Independent Higher Education Association (RIIHEA), AICU Rhode Island is currently one of 39 state associations nationwide working to address the needs of independent higher education through advocacy and public policy. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities serves as the unified national voice of independent higher education and represents and assists independent colleges and universities in the political process on policy issues with the federal government, such as those affecting student aid, taxation, and government regulation.

AICU Rhode Island represents its membership on the national level through the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) and joins 39 state associations nationwide working to address the needs of and strengthen independent higher education through advocacy and public policy.

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