Roger Williams University (RWU), known for its high-profile social justice programming, including managing a city reparations initiative and mandating Critical Race Theory coursework, will furlough most employees to offset a $3.5 million budget shortfall.

The Rhode Island university is requiring a one-week unpaid furlough for faculty and staff before June 30, according to a letter from President Ioannis Miaoulis.

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The university’s decision comes just two years after it was selected to lead Providence’s city-run reparations program. RWU received nearly $100,000 to conduct community outreach and draft a reparations framework.

That same year, the university’s law school launched a required course on race and the legal system. The course includes modules titled “Historical Origins of White Supremacy” and “Antiracist Lawyering,” and it was later recognized by Bloomberg Law for its innovation in justice education.

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