College Unbound Partners with Google to Expand Access to AI Learning for Educators
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — September 21, 2026 — College Unbound announces a new partnership with Google’s AI Educator Series to support teachers and paraprofessionals with access to practical AI learning, with the capacity to support up to one million educators in this initiative. Google’s new AI Educator Series, available for free to all K-12 and higher […]
Constitution Day
The United States Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 by delegates to the constitutional convention. In doing so, the delegates established the national government of the United States and its fundamental laws. They also established the three branches of government as a system of checks and balances with the goal of ensuring that no […]
Echoes from Within– The Status of Local Carceral Justice: A Conversation with Brandon Robinson
Article from Brown Political Review Brandon Robinson is the Campaign and Policy Director of the Stop Torture RI Coalition (STRI), a statewide alliance of community organizers, formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones, direct service providers, students, and advocates united in the fight to end the use of prolonged solitary confinement among other prison reform […]
Greenville Chamber Boosts Local Educational Attainment Through TalentRiseGVL
Article from The Greenville Journal Working adults looking to return to school can receive assistance from TalentRiseGVL at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Launched in 2023, the talent development initiative helps adults navigate post-secondary education opportunities to help advance their careers. TalentRiseGVL supports the Greenville Chamber’s goal to ensure that 60% of working-age adults have a […]
A Student-Driven Curriculum for Adult Learners
From BU Wheelock College of Education & Human Development Adam Bush is co-founder and current president of College Unbound, a nonprofit educational institution that serves adult learners. Founded a decade ago in Providence, Rhode Island, College Unbound now has locations in a dozen cities across the United States. The founders’ vision was to create a college that […]
2025 Higher Ed Institution FamilyU Seal Exemplar Award Winner
Video from Support Gen Hope College Unbound is our 2025 Higher Ed Institution FamilyU Seal recipient, recognized for reimagining what higher education can look like when it is built around the realities of adult learners and student parents. In this short film, alumni Shane Lee and Michelle Lee, student Aubrey Johnson, and staff leaders including […]
What Teaching Inside Prison Taught Me About Second Chances
Article from The Valley Breeze During my orientation to teach inside Rhode Island’s prison system, a correctional officer said something that still sits with me: “We have all done something that could land us in prison. We just weren’t caught.” The statement was not meant to suggest that every mistake causes the same harm or […]
These Hip-Hop Artists Were Already Teaching
A new degree program credentials hip-hop artists to bring communal, real-world learning to the classroom.
College Unbound and Hip Hop Education Center Launch Bachelors Degree Cohort for Hip-Hop Educators and Cultural Leaders
PROVIDENCE, RI, UNITED STATES, April 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — College Unbound, in partnership with the Hip-Hop Education Center (HHEC) today announced the launch of a national cohort designed specifically for Hip-Hop educators, cultural leaders, and teaching artists working toward their Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership & Change.
College Unbound Continued in Accreditation, Affirming a New Model for Higher Education
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — March 27, 2026 — College Unbound (CU) has been formally continued in accreditation by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), marking a major milestone not only for the institution, but for a reimagined vision of what higher education can be. The Commission’s action affirms that College Unbound meets all Standards […]