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EDC, RWU team up for urban revitalization program
The R.I. Economic Development Corporation and Roger Williams University are teaming up for an urban revitalization program focused on small business support through student curriculum-based projects, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Thursday. more
Bryant to offer new majors, master’s degrees
Bryant University’s College is adding two new master’s degrees and two new undergraduate majors to its 2013 curriculum, the school announced Tuesday. more
| 10/2/12
URI names Thompson to associate VP position
The University of Rhode Island has appointed Naomi R. Thompson, an attorney and diversity administrator at Northeastern University, as the new associate vice president of community, equity and diversity. more
Indentured students jump as U.S. loans corrode education ticket
In the early years, the loan program let ambitious teens take on a small debt that could pay off with a lifetime of higher earnings. Now, the $1 trillion in outstanding student debt has become a drag on the economic recovery, a flashpoint in the presidential election and a threat to the egalitarian ideals of U.S. higher education. more
Academic hires often come in pairs
Beverly Haviland, a senior lecturer and visiting associate professor in Brown University’s American Studies department, holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Princeton University. more
State officials to seize Sawyer student records
State higher education officials will enter facilities of the closed Sawyer School over the weekend, accompanied by state police, to take custody of student academic and financial records, Mike Trainor, spokesman for the state Office of Higher Education, said at a press conference on Friday. more
Businesses investing in future hires
At Grainger Inc., a national industrial-supply distributor, the work is all about customer needs. Lately, that goes far beyond making sales and filling orders. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 10/15/12

HousingWorks RI relocates to downtown
Roger Williams University is allowing the affordable housing coalition, HousingWorks RI, to relocate to its downtown campus, HousingWorks announced late last week. more
Metcalf Institute to participate in Gulf oil spill conference
The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting will host a science translation workshop at the first-ever joint private and federal conference focused on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and ecosystem science. more
| 12/14/12
JWU to shut culinary museum for more than a year, starting in May
PROVIDENCE – The Johnson & Wales University Culinary Arts Museum will close for more than year beginning May 20 for a comprehensive inventory, the university announced Monday. The museum will … more
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