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We are thrilled to announce that Isamar Morales, a Crusader graduating from Hope High School this spring, received the prestigious Fibertech/Tech Collective Scholarship for 2010! Isamar was honored at the Tech Collective’s annual Tech Laureates Night, held at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet on June 3. Curtis Fox, regional sales manager for Fibertech Networks, congratulated Isamar [...]

“I believe that Peace and Respect must first exist within myself and it is then my personal responsibility to help create a school and community safe from abuse and oppression.”
(The Peace Pledge)

This spring a team of Crusaders from Feinstein High School and Jorge Alvarez High School joined together to lead workshops on [...]

Over 100 Crusaders flocked to the RI State House on June 2 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The College Crusade and to thank education leaders and policymakers for their support. They gathered on the Rotunda with College Crusade staff and board members for greetings and congratulations from a terrific collection of guest speakers, including [...]

The courts were hot last week at Providence Career & Tech Academy! On May 28, eight 3-on-3 basketball teams competed for prizes in Hoops for the Homeless, an event organized by Crusaders at Central High School to benefit Amos House. The tournament was part of an ongoing community service project that Crusaders are sponsoring at [...]

The Latino American Club at Johnson & Wales University is holding a benefit talent show for The College Crusade this month! The event is called Chaotic Talento and is scheduled for April 30 from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at Xavier Auditorium on the JWU Downtown campus. There will be cash prizes for winning performances and [...]

On January 31, hundreds of high school and college students from all over Rhode Island got their FAFSA financial aid form filled out and submitted online as part of College Goal Sunday RI 2010. The Rhode Island Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators sponsored the event at six sites across the state. College Crusade staff [...]

Crusaders from three Providence middle schools are reaching for the stars – literally! Since September, 50 seventh graders have been attending our afterschool science workshops in astronomy, held in partnership with URI’s Pathways for Success in Science and Technology program. They researched the solar system, modeled clay planets, worked with astrophotography from Harvard University’s Chandra [...]

College Goal Sunday is January 31, 2010! Make a plan now to come and get free help applying for financial aid! Don’t know about College Goal Sunday? Get some answers on this page.

Advisors and program staff from The College Crusade are working in partnership with the RI Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and other [...]

Three students from Providence College organized a fundraising event for The College Crusade as a project for their Organizational Theory class this term! Project team members (left to right) were junior Ben Farrer of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; junior Ben Cerroni of Dublin, N.H.; and senior Andrew Kelley of Wakefield, R.I. They chose a fun venue [...]

On November 14, a hundred middle school and high school Crusaders at Saturday Cru Club welcomed a special visitor – Senator Jack Reed! Senator Reed visited classes in the morning and then joined us for a big celebration and awards ceremony. One of the speakers for the event was Chanravy Proeung, a Cru Club instructor [...]