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In light of Hurricane Sandy, Providence Business News has decided to postpone the Summit on Employers and Education to Wednesday, Nov. 7.
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By PBN Staff
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Brown University will inaugurate Christina H. Paxson as its 19th president in a ceremony on the College Green at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with a reception to follow.
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By PBN Staff
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Roger Williams University has launched its Affordable Excellence initiative, which will include a tuition freeze for all undergraduate students for the 2013-2014 academic year, as part of an effort to confront the increasing tuition costs and high debt associated with attending college.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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The R.I. Economic Development Corporation and Roger Williams University are teaming up for an urban revitalization program focused on small business support through student curriculum-based projects, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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At a presentation at Providence’s Hope High School on Wednesday, Mayor Angel Taveras and Providence Schools Superintendent Susan Lusi officially introduced Rebecca Boxx as the first full-time director of the Children and Youth Cabinet.
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By PBN Staff
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Hassenfeld Family Initiatives LLC has donated $1 million to Bryant University in support of the Bryant Institute for Public Leadership which will be renamed the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership in recognition of the gift.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Johnson & Wales University has purchased a building in Providence’s former Jewelry District to become the future home of a new physician’s assistant program.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The University of Rhode Island was one of 13 to earn a Rhody Award from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission and Preserve Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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Three Rhode Island schools – Rhode Island College, Providence College and Roger Williams University – were named on the annual list of ‘Colleges of Distinction.’
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By PBN Staff
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Robert Vennerbeck, a technician at the Rhode Island School of Design has filed federal charges against the Rhode Island School of Design Technical Association union for violating his right to opt out of the union.
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By PBN Staff
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