SOUTH KINGSTOWN – University of Rhode Island professor of political science Nicolai Petro has received a Fulbright research grant to study the role of the Russian Orthodox Church, while living abroad in Ukraine. more

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts has created the James J. Karam Scholarship Fund for SouthCoast students to attend any UMass campus, in honor of the UMass Dartmouth graduate. more

Eily Cournoyer has quite the story to tell. more

Stonehill College’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to name the school’s current vice president for student affairs, the Rev. John Denning, its 10th president, succeeding current president, the Rev. Mark T. Cregan, who will step down at the end of June after 13 years in the job. more