Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at RI College

06/13/2026

Return to RIC! If you left Rhode Island College (RIC) and did not attend elsewhere, all you need to do is complete our reactivation form through the Registrar's Office. Get started right now!
If you left Rhode Island College (RIC) and attended another college or university, you will just reapply by completing the Rhode Island College Transfer Application. Get started today!
https://www.ric.edu/admissions-financial-aid/returning-ric

06/13/2026

New Student Orientation starts on Monday, June 15! Learn about the Portuguese American Scholarship Foundation (PASF) scholarship for incoming students at Rhode Island College (RIC)
Learn more here and apply by August 28: https://conta.cc/4dWJbT1

06/09/2026

Announcement: New scholarship in Portuguese at Rhode Island College (RIC)!
The Portuguese American Scholarship Foundation, the Rhode Island Foundation and the Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at RI College at Rhode Island College proudly announce the Portuguese American Scholarship Foundation (PASF) scholarship for incoming students at Rhode Island College (RIC)
Learn more here: https://conta.cc/4dWJbT1
Coalition for a Multilingual RI
Coordenação do Ensino de Português nos EUA
AATSP American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
RIFLA
RI Day of Portugal

Email from Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College For Immediate Release: Monday, June 8, 2026 Contact: Silvia Oliveira, [email protected] New Scholarship in Portu

06/02/2026

The Rhode Island College (RIC) Early Enrollment Program for highly motivated high school seniors and select juniors awards College credits in Portuguese 4 and 5!
The Spring 2026 EEP Newsletter features Ms. Lisa Almeida's Seekonk HS Portuguese 5 field trip to Rhode Island College where they met film directors Claire Andrade-Watkins and Christian de Rezendes!
Breaking Branches Pictures
SPIA Media Productions, Inc.
https://www.ric.edu/academics/early-enrollment-program

05/26/2026

Meet the 2026 Best Graduating Major in Portuguese Studies at Rhode Island College (RIC): https://conta.cc/4v9wPMT
Coordenação do Ensino de Português nos EUA
AATSP American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese
Coalition for a Multilingual RI
World Languages Education at Rhode Island College

05/08/2026

I was honored to give the keynote address at the Bristol Community College celebration of the 2026 Portuguese World Language Day! Thank you, Dr. Carlos Almeida, Dr. Odete Amarelo and LusoCentro for the invitation. Congratulations to all students and teachers who presented and attended the event!
Coordenação do Ensino de Português nos EUA of Instituto Camões/MNE
Rhode Island College (RIC)
AATSP American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

05/05/2026

Medical Terminology in Portuguese at Rhode Island College (RIC) starts May 18, 2026 online synchronous. RIC Summer Sessions are open to all - no college application is needed!
For more information about Portuguese Summer courses at RIC: https://conta.cc/4tqC7CV
For information on how to enroll and cost: https://www.ric.edu/admissions-financial-aid/tuition-fees/continuing-education-and-summer-sessions-tuition-and-fees
Contact us with any questions!

04/29/2026

Congratulations, 2026 Rhode Island College (RIC) academic department student awardees! Felix Fonseca Garcia was recognized in Portuguese with the Prémio em Estudos Portugueses of the IPLWS and in World Languages Education with the Mary Alice Grellner Educational Studies Senior Award from the Educational Studies department!
Also, congratulations to Gabriel Matos who was awarded the Outstanding Economics Student from the Economics and Finance department!
https://our.ric.edu/department-directory/commencement-office/graduation-2026/undergraduate-graduation/cap-gown-convocation
Rhode Island College Faculty of Arts and Sciences
World Languages Education at Rhode Island College
AATSP American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese

04/25/2026

25 de Abril sempre!
Throwback to 1969 with Simone de Oliveira and "Desfolhada Portuguesa," poem by José Carlos Ary dos Santos:
https://youtu.be/q4ksTH_r33k?si=g8GmrDaIasq-pk6F
https://visao.pt/opiniao/ponto-de-vista/arquivo-morto/2019-02-21-a-desfolhada-chegou-a-simone-em-segredo-eela-cantou-a-entre-insultos-e-gnr-a-cavalo/