Bryant University has redesigned its MBA program, offering three new MBA specializations, an undergraduate major and a new course with a study-abroad component. more

The Rhode Island School of Design has appointed Rosanne Somerson as its new provost. Somerson, who currently serves as RISD’s interim provost, will officially take the position on July 1. more

The University of Rhode Island is set to celebrate the opening of its newly completed $75 million building for the College of Pharmacy on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. more

Bryant University, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth all earned places on The Princeton Review’s 2013 list of the ‘Best 296 Business Schools,’ and Roger William’s University earned a place on the college-prep maker’s list of the ‘Best 168 Law Schools.’ more

Eight Rhode Island colleges and universities were named to Victory Media Inc.’s 2013 Military Friendly Schools list. more

One of the major talent pipelines bringing a steady stream of young doctors to Rhode Island is the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington. Twelve graduates – more than 10 percent of its 2012 graduating class of 110 – accepted residencies at hospitals in Providence, many choosing a primary care career path. more

Brown University’s Executive Master of Healthcare Leadership program has created a nine-member advisory committee to help the program focus on the nation’s rapidly changing health care landscape. more

Johnson & Wales University has completed the purchase of two parcels of land from the state Rhode Island to expand its downtown campus, the school announced Friday. more

The New England Institute of Technology has invested in geothermal energy with the installation of a new system at its Center for Automotive Technology. more

Peter H. Liotta, former executive director of the Claiborne Pell Center for International Relations and Public Policy at Salve Regina University, was killed in a single-car accident Friday morning in Newport. more