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When Providence Mayor Angel Taveras delivered his State of the City Address this time last year, the city was $22 million short of closing a $110 million structural deficit, and it needed to find a …
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The R.I. Department of Education has received applications to open two new charter schools in the state for the fall of 2013.
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By PBN Staff
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The R.I. Office of Higher Education said the Sawyer School that abruptly closed Wednesday left displaced students out of $3 million in unaccounted tuition and lied about a so-called established agreement with Lincoln Technical Institute.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Seven months after the initial groundbreaking, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth celebrated the end of the first stage of construction of the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing with a “topping off ceremony” on Thursday in Fall River.
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By PBN Staff
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Cari P. Orsi LEED AP-project engineer for Pare Corp., was recently named 2012 Young Engineer of the Year by the Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers for her achievements in education, employment and professional and public-service activities. Since joining Pare in 2004, Orsi has received her master’s degree in engineering and construction-project management, become a LEED-accredited professional and served as a board member and the first female president of the Providence Engineering Society.
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7/9/12
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Bryant University’s international business program was ranked 27th in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek, jumping from its position at 41st last year in the publication’s annual list of specialty business programs.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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A groundbreaking for the replica of a section of Beijing’s Forbidden City to be built at Bryant University has been set for April, according to the school.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Brown University, Providence College, the Rhode Island School of Design and the University of Rhode Island all are featured schools in the 2013 Fiske Guide to Colleges.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Keith Vadas has seen both sides of the trade versus office job-skill debate that often surrounds arguments on available jobs and work force development these days.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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Brown University’s Program in Public Health will receive a major gift from the Irene Diamond Fund to establish an aging health initiative.
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By PBN Staff
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