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Aug. 1 is the day the Common App opens for #FutureFriars in the Class of 2031! Learn about the value of a liberal arts degree — and studying humanities at @ProvidenceCol — from Owen Bligh '10, '12G, dean of admission, on the Your College-Bound Kid pod: yourcollegeboundkid.com/episode/ycbk-6…

Thursday, July 30, is National Intern Day! 💼 ⭐ Meet a few of our featured student interns and learn more about the meaningful work they're doing this summer. Read more about how @PCcareers supports students in finding internships: prov.ly/4aNZgGC

Bestselling author Alison Espach, MFA '07 writes with a perspective that has resonated with readers everywhere. 📖 In this @nytimes feature, the writing professor reflects on the journey behind The Wedding People, her critically acclaimed novel. Read more: nytimes.com/2026/07/26/boo…

With Christopher Nolan's adaptation sparking a renewed interest in The Odyssey this summer, Raymond Hain, Ph.D. of the Department of Philosophy makes a case for why Homer's epic has resonated for millennia. 🏛️📚 Read his interview with @NCRegister: ncregister.com/interview/the-…

The Providence College Archives and Special Collections at @Library_PC ensure that pieces of Friar history and scholarship are never lost — and that anyone can revisit them digitally from anywhere in the world. Read more in Providence College Magazine: news.providence.edu/history-schola…

Six weeks in Costa Rica. Countless lessons learned. 🇨🇷 Social work & psychology major Naya Jiménez ’28 spent her summer as a Smith Fellow in San José, where she worked in a school. Discover more by reading her blog: prov.ly/3TgU2z4

A PC education can take you anywhere. For Kate Blackwell '26, it's taking her to Taiwan. 🌎 From studying abroad to earning a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship, Kate's passion for reading and writing has opened doors around the world. Read more: prov.ly/3Tc5vQu

Sorry, we have plans... October 2-4, to be exact. 😉 Come home to Friartown for #PCHomecoming2026! It's the perfect weekend for @PC_Alumni, students, and families to celebrate fall on campus. 🍂 Registration opens in August. Learn more and book a hotel: homecoming.providence.edu

A peaceful spot deserves a good story. 🌿🎧 Season 2 of The Alembic Audio Edition is here! Listen to the 2026 issue of Providence College's literary journal, read by its writers. 🎧: open.spotify.com/show/71zQ7v4xw… 📖: digitalcommons.providence.edu/thealembic/

🎉 Congratulations to the students named to the Providence College Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester! Your dedication, perseverance, and commitment to excellence embody what it means to be a friar and seek more. 📚 View the full dean's list: registrar.providence.edu/deanslist/spri…

🐜🇸🇪 This summer, @FriarBiology major Sophie Svantesson ‘29 is conducting ant research in her family’s hometown on the Swedish island of Öland as part of the lab of Jane Waters, Ph.D., with the support of an @EngageatPC undergraduate research grant.

Every Friar's story starts with a welcome. 🖤🤍 Join us this summer at a regional alumni club event to help welcome #PC2030 to the PC community — and show our newest students what it means to be #ForeverAFriar! 🎉 See event details and register: forever-a-friar.providence.edu/summer-events/

🌍🇨🇭 Thanks to a Father Philip A. Smith Fellowship, Clyde Lambert '28, a double major in political science and philosophy, went to Geneva, Switzerland, for a six-week internship with the Dominicans for Justice and Peace at the United Nations (@UNOP_Dominicans).

🔬📚 Meet a Friar researcher: Tag along with Nandi Gayles ’29, a Black studies and sociology double major, during a day trip to Martha’s Vineyard to conduct fieldwork for Kara Cebulko, Ph.D., professor of sociology. Learn about student research grants: prov.ly/3sYRrdX

Congrats to Bernardinio Sylvestre '30, who won third place in @USATODAY's Fly Your Flag contest, celebrating America's 250th birthday. When Sylvestre's mom asked for help capturing the moment he found out, we couldn't resist. Full story: news.providence.edu/incoming-stude…

What's happening at Aquinas Hall? 👀 This beloved building is getting a major renovation! Over the next two summers, Aquinas will undergo a complete transformation, including completely redone dorm rooms, new bathrooms, and more. 🤍🖤 #ForeverAFriar

Happy Fourth of July, Friars! 🇺🇸 Here's to 250 years of America — and to many more shaped by curiosity, compassion, and the pursuit of veritas. Visual created by the Providence College Division of Marketing & Communications.

@PC_HSC's Maggie Morrissey-Basler, Ph.D., recently joined @CNNi to discuss worker safety in extreme heat, including protections for workers during the @FIFA World Cup and the broader impacts of rising temperatures. Watch the full segment: news.providence.edu/maggie-morriss…

A special welcome to our 2026 Friar Foundations Program students! 🤍 This week, 24 Friars arrived on campus to begin this unique summer program, where they'll earn college credits, build community, and prepare for the fall semester. Learn more: friar-foundations.providence.edu

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