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Brown students to host R.I. Fiscal Summit
Students from Brown University’s Common Sense Action group will host the Rhode Island Fiscal Summit on Saturday on the school’s campus to “address the fiscal challenges facing the United States.” more
| 2/22/13
R.I. colleges raise $205M in 2012
Six of Rhode Island’s nine four-year colleges and universities raised a combined $205.6 million in the 2012 fiscal year, an increase of 6.3 percent compared with 2011, according to a report released Wednesday by the Council for Aid to Education. more
| 2/20/13
UMass to annually report on performance of five-campus system
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has released “UMass Performance: Accountable and On the Move,” a plan for measuring the university’s performance across key areas, including improving student graduation rates, increasing alumni giving and campus-facility investments, that will be updated annually. more
3/11/13
Wheaton series explores relevance of liberal arts
NORTON, Mass. – Wheaton College will host Thought Leaders: An Ongoing Conversation on the Future of the Liberal Arts, beginning March 22. The series of workshops and public lectures are designed to “explore the continuing relevance of the liberal arts” and challenges those colleges face. more
3/11/13
URI lands $1M from Osher Foundation
The University of Rhode Island has received a $1 million gift from the Bernard Osher Foundation to support URI’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, a continuing education program open to Rhode Islanders ages 50 and older. more
| 3/1/13
Brown’s reputation earns slot on world’s top 100
Brown University ranked among the top 81 to 90 institutions of higher education in the 2013 global ranking of universities by reputation in the third annual ranking by the Times Higher Education. more
| 3/4/13
Local colleges make community service honor roll
Several local colleges and universities were among those recently recognized by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education for their efforts to improve their communities. more
Huffington speaks to packed house at Women’s Summit
The key to getting it all done without burning out is knowing which relationships and projects are priority worthy, Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of Huffington Post Media Group told the 1,000 attendees at Bryant University’s 16th annual Women’s Summit at the school’s Smithfield campus Thursday. more
Bryant takes more steps toward health care space
Bryant University has taken the first steps toward the health care space with a new physicians’ assistant program and has hired a program director, Vice President for Academic Affairs Jose-Marie Griffiths told Providence Business News. more
Brown, JWU discuss health care partnership
Brown University and Johnson & Wales University have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore potential collaborations between Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School and the new physician assistant program at Johnson & Wales, the schools announced Wednesday. more
| 3/27/13
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