JWU College of Arts & Sciences

08/24/2026

✨Welcome back, Wildcats! Wishing you a great first day and an amazing semester ahead. 💙

08/22/2026

Welcome back, Wildcats, we've missed you!

08/19/2026

🐾 Hey Wildcats! The campus is ready and waiting for you! Whether you're returning or joining us for the first time, we're so excited to welcome you to our community. Safe travels, and we'll see you soon! 💙✨

07/29/2026

🏖️Hope you're enjoying the last weeks of summer, Wildcats!☀️

07/22/2026

This spring the JWU Humanities Department hosted a special performance of "New Voices: Music by Women, Stories Behind the Sound”. Directed by Humanities adjunct professor Piero Guimaraes and accompanied by special guests Ashley Lauren Frith and Roseminna Watson, this performance celebrated female composers and their music in the beautiful Xavier Chapel on the JWU campus.

07/16/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our talented student writers!
Fifty-two pieces of prose and poetry inspired by Belinda Scott’s Glass Sculpture were recently published through the Ekphrastic Review Challenge.
Among the published authors were 11 Johnson & Wales University students from Dr. Jim Brosnan’s classes:
✨ Brandon Olin (RI)
✨ Craig Chmielewski (MA)
✨ Isabella Arenas (Guatemala)
✨ Madison Berard (CT)
✨ Isabelle Rizza (NJ)
✨ Rhiana Thomas (Jamaica)
✨ Emilie Barton (ME)
✨ Kasey Allin (CT)
✨ Paige Gouin (RI)
✨ Rob Casilla (Dominican Republic)
✨ Natalie Medina (RI)
Also featured were Weybosset Hill Writers alum Taylor Scott and Dr. Brosnan himself.
Congratulations to all of our published writers! 📚✍️

06/17/2026

Assistant Professor Kevin Aviles Rodriguez published a new study offering tools to study genetic diversity and adaptations in urban wildlife. These tools can be used for conservation, pest management, and sustainable city planning. Together, this work highlights how scientific innovation can support healthier, more resilient urban ecosystems.

06/10/2026

During Mental Health Awareness Month, faculty, students and alumni in the Counselor Education department came together on Saturday, May 16, to participate in a Walk-A-Thon supporting trauma care advocacy and awareness. Organizer Michelle McGuire, an adjunct instructor within the department along with Dr. Jessica Paulhus gathered students to support this cause. Special recognition at the walk was given to JWU participants for their meaningful contributions, commitment to mental health awareness, and support of trauma-informed care initiatives within the community.

05/27/2026

JWU pre-vet students partnered with Occupational Therapy students during a hands-on visit to the Easter Seals MA Bridge Center, exploring the science behind hippotherapy and adaptive riding. This interdisciplinary experience highlighted the connection between animal science, rehabilitation, and human health while giving students valuable real-world exposure to animal-assisted therapies.

Hippotherapy is a specialized type of therapy that uses a horse’s movement to help treat patients with physical, occupational or speech challenges. (It does not involve hippopotamuses, which was news for this writer.) This spring, students in the Animal Science, Health Science, and Exercise and Sp...

05/12/2026

Jonathan Stark, adjunct professor of art history and fine art photographer, took his class to the member exhibit at the Providence Art Club. After a talk by Gallery Director Michael Rose the students explored the space and found their favorites.