News and Announcements

CU student Shawndell Burney, Mayor Jorge Elorza and the nonprofit organization, The Institute for the Study & Practice of Non-Violence, along with barbers volunteered their time and facilitated the Back to School Cut-A-Thon!

Introducing Michelle Navarre Cleary! CU's new Associate Provost announced her arrival to CU in the Washington Post. We are so lucky to have her, welcome Michelle!

Check out CU student, Lynsea Montanari (acquiring her Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership & Change) on the cover of this month's issue of Providence Magazine! Read about the meaning behind the mural in the article linked below this post.

Congratulations to the President of CU, Dennis Littky for being selected as one of Providence Business News inaugural 25 Over 55 winners!

Check out this Forbes post from contributor Tom Vander Ark: "How To Fix Higher Education: Seven Keys", where CU is mentioned as "demonstrating the importance of flexibility, strong supports and recognizing prior learning in serving working adults..."

College Unbound named 2019 Drucker Institute Semi-Finalist for it's "New Dimension of Performance" in non-profit work. C.U. is one of 50 semi-finalists for $100,000 award; finalists to be named August 30, 2019.

College Unbound Helps Working Adults Earn Fast Affordable Degrees

CU students may now apply to participate in federal financial assistance programs including the Federal Grant program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, and the Federal Campus-Based Programs.

On Thursday, September 20, the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) voted to approve College Unbound (CU) to move to the next step toward full accreditation, allowing CU to join our peer colleges representing Rhode Island across the New England post-secondary education landscape.