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In honor of Women’s History Month, RIC pays homage to the women whose legacies live on in the buildings named after them. Craig-Lee Hall Craig-Lee Hall is jointly named for Clara Craig and Mary Lee, two significant figures in college history.
A Conversation with History: RIC’s First Woman Dean Page Content Back in 1956 when RIC was still called RICE, tuition was $25 and students were predominantly Irish Catholic women studying to be teachers, Dorothy Pieniadz was hired as the first dean of students. It was a time when gender, race and other diversity issues were being questioned. In this article, Pieniadz traces the first birth pangs of diversity and inclusion at Rhode Island College. First published 10 years ago, this article is being reprinted in honor of Women's History Month. Dorothy Pieniadz “In 1956 when I was hi...