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Stephen Crowley/The New York Times
Senator Claiborne Pell served
six terms in office, until 1997.

In Memoriam
Claiborne deBorda Pell
1918-2009

The entire AICU Rhode Island membership mourns the loss of a Rhode Island giant Senator Claiborne Pell. Senator Pell’s self-described greatest achievement, Pell Grants, have provided direct aid to college students throughout our nation since 1972.

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Seventeen Bryant University students are heading to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 10 to witness a monumental moment in American history - the inauguration of Barack Obama as the country’s 44th president.