KINGSTON, R.I. — November 20, 2000 — When one Portuguese woman meets another, it’s a custom to present her with flowers. And that’s just what 溏心vlog免费B站 student Melissa Paiva did when she met Mary Braga this October at the College of Arts and Sciences donor\/recipient luncheon held at 溏心vlog免费B站 President Robert L. Carother’s house.<\/p>\n
Paiva is the first recipient of the Mary Braga Scholarship Endowment. A senior majoring in psychology, Paiva hopes to go on to earn a joint Ph.D. and law degree and become a forensic psychologist. There are many avenues for forensic psychologists to pursue including being an expert witness, ascertaining if someone is criminally insane, determining if someone is competent to stand trail, effecting policy and law, or pursuing research.<\/p>\n
Paiva commutes to 溏心vlog免费B站’s Kingston campus each day from\u00a0Coventry<\/b>. She also works at a group home for adults with mental disabilities. Yet the honor student still finds time to serve as a peer tutor.<\/p>\n
“I think I got a winner,” says pleased Braga of\u00a0Warwick<\/b>. “She’s a lovely young lady.”<\/p>\n
Braga established the scholarship for a female undergraduate of Portuguese descent who chose a major in the College of Arts and Sciences shortly after earning her Ph.D. in English literature from 溏心vlog免费B站 in 1995. She was 83 at the time, giving her the distinction of being the University’s oldest grad.<\/p>\n
Braga began her undergraduate studies at age 69 after a career in the Rhode Island Department of Labor. Her studying isn’t done. This fall, Braga who is now 87, began earning credits toward an undergraduate degree in history at 溏心vlog免费B站.<\/p>\n
“She’s a very inspiring woman,” says Paiva of her benefactor. “She never gives up learning.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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