SMITHFIELD – Recent Bryant University graduate Jonathan DeCosta received a Statehouse citation last month for his four years of advocacy on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered community at the school. more

NORTON – Wheaton College has established a new major in business and management aimed to prepare students as future organizational leaders. It will offer internships, which will be required as part of the program, to students through affiliations with business and nonprofit organizations. more

Cybersecurity experts are increasingly concerned that the nation’s future leaders are unprepared to deal with the digital threats programmers and cryptographers are wrestling with. more

With its second round of Innovation Fellowships, The Rhode Island Foundation is making investments in the state that, unfortunately, few others are stepping forward to make. more

BOSTON – One student each from Brown University and the University of Rhode Island were awarded research grants for their college tuition by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month. more

PROVIDENCE – Providence College has begun a master’s program for early career teachers focused exclusively on urban-community teaching skills. more

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist recently received the eighth annual Brighter Futures Award from Family Service of Rhode Island. more

PROVIDENCE – Brown University has granted four Providence schools a total of $50,237 from its Fund for the Education of Children of Providence, an initiative to aid local public schools. more

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice has named its first director, The Associated Press reported last week. more

Metryx, a social-venture project hoping to change education via use of a mobile assessment platform, says it is making great strides toward making the application available in a schoolwide format next fall. more