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Big stories from 2007

R.I. College president calling it a career

PROVIDENCE -- Rhode Island College President John Nazarian announced Tuesday that he will retire when his contract expires in June, capping 58 years at the college, the last 18 as president.

Gallery: More photos of the outgoing RIC president

Your Turn: Share a John Nazarian story

Extra: Read a 2004 profile on Nazarian's tenure at RIC

Master of her own fate

PROVIDENCE -- Rose Quigley, 23, has overcome a difficult childhood as a ward of the state to graduate from URI and become a case manager in the Family Court. Tonight she will receive a master's degree in social work from Rhode Island College.

Gallery: Photos chronicling Rose Quigley through the years

Countryman finds inspiration in South Africa

Former Head of School at Lincoln School, Joan Countryman knew the school she was helping to get off the ground, the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy For Girls, was unusual in many ways, starting with its founder and its mission to educate future leaders of post-apartheid South Africa.

Oprah.com: More on Oprah's Leadership Academy for Girls

Bryant's push to grow

A decade of change has turned a stagnant local school into a university reaching for diversity

The difference a great teacher makes

In an old school in Central Falls, the elements of good teaching -- knowledge, caring and an understanding of the students -- take a front-row seat in a third-grade classroom.

Gallery: See more photos of Karen Langellier in her classroom

Your turn: Tell us about a teacher who made a difference

The little college that could

Roger Williams University, with its accredited business and architecture schools, respected marine-sciences program and Rhode Island's only law school, is no longer a tough sell, says university president Roy J. Nirschel.

Educating Rula

Determined to have a career, Rula Abu-Rajab found her education was sidetracked when a Muslim-American man proposed marriage. At 18, she left her family in Jordan to start a new life in Attleboro.

Gallery: View photos of Rula's life in Attleboro