- Website
- risd.edu/about/leadership/
- Hours
- Mon - Fri
8:30 am – 4:30 pm
- Key Contact
- Liliana Alves
- Phone
- 401 454-6764
- president@risd.edu
- Location
- Prov Wash
- Room 442, Floor 4
- 20 Washington Place
The President’s Office encompasses trustee relations, community relations, and the president’s house. Office staff collectively work to advance the efforts of the president and the college for key stakeholders through strategic communications, purposeful relationship building and continued engagement.
Staff
Liliana Alves Executive Assistant 401 454-6764 lalves@risd.eduClaudeline Chery Assistant Director, Community Development cchery@risd.edu
Bethany Costello Executive Director, Center for Community Partnerships 401 709-8520 bcostell@risd.edu
Becky Ebeling Director of Trustee Relations 401 454-6443 bebeling@risd.edu
Meladine Moreira Administrative Coordinator mmoreira@risd.edu
Crystal Williams President president@risd.edu
Advocacy
Amicus Briefs
The following are several “amicus” briefs and comments on proposed
regulatory actions in which RISD has participated, along with a set
of guidelines on institutional and individual involvement in
political campaign-related activities.
- Second OPT Higher Education Institution Amicus Brief
- OPT Higher Education Institution Amicus Brief
- DACA Higher Education Institution Amicus Brief
- Second Circuit DACA Amicus Brief
- Brief for Amicus Curiae - Rice University and Other Institutions
- Respondent Amicus Curiae - ASU
- 9th Circuit Amicus
- Brief Amici Curiae
- Final Comment Letter to Department of Education
- ACE Issue Brief: Political Campaign-Related Activities of and at Colleges and Universities
Statements
- Statement Regarding Race Relations
- Statement Regarding the Upholding of the Travel Ban
- Statement Regarding the Travel Ban
- Statement Regarding Charlottesville
- Statement Regarding Las Vegas Gun Violence
- Statement Regarding Tax Cuts + Jobs Act
- Statement Regarding Parkland Gun Violence
- Call to Action | Response to Gun Violence