Political Quotes

“Madam President, I rise today, along with my senior colleague Senator Reed, to mark the last day of Father Brian Shanley's tenure at Providence College, where he has served as president for 15 years. Father Shanley is the longest serving president in the history of Providence College and the only native Rhode Islander to have had the role. A graduate of Providence College himself, Father Shanley has led the Catholic liberal arts college--the country's only higher learning institution run by the Dominican Friars--through a decade and a half of change. He has greatly increased P.C.'s national profile and overseen major capital improvements to the campus, all while ensuring the school remains true to its principles and a good neighbor in the Elmhurst section of Providence. Father Shanley created a College of Business to expand the school's offerings beyond its signature liberal arts curriculum and a Center for Global Education to foster opportunities abroad for students. He has taken strides to increase diversity by investing in financial aid, transitioning to a test-optional admissions model, and recruiting students and faculty from different backgrounds. And, of course, P.C. has cultivated a national reputation for its stellar basketball and hockey programs with Father Shanley at the helm. I would like to add on a personal note how cordial and gracious Father Shanley has been in all my dealings with him and with Providence College in his tenure.…”