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Bryant, PC only R.I. undergrad business schools to make Businessweek list
(Updated, 4:50 p.m.) Bryant University and Providence College both made the list of the nation’s top 124 in the latest ranking done by Bloomberg Businessweek. more
| 3/22/13
RISLA to support internships, ease debt crush
The R.I. Student Loan Authority has announced a loan forgiveness program meant to encourage students to pursue internships and help ease student loan debt. more
Brown to host global social innovation conference
The Ashoka U Exchange, a global conference on social innovation and social change, will take place at Brown University in February 2014. The annual event attracts students, university leaders and entrepreneurs. more
| 3/19/13
Report: R.I. tuition hikes seventh largest in U.S.
(Updated, 2:49 p.m.) Rhode Island’s four-year public colleges increased their tuition fees by $2,907 per year over the last five years, the seventh-highest rate of increase in the country, the Economic Progress Institute reported Tuesday. more
URI freezes tuition for a year
The University of Rhode Island has frozen tuition for the 2013-14 academic year for all students. more
| 3/18/13
Colleges give faculty perks as student costs grow
The University of Chicago paid James Madara $2.5 million in severance when he stepped down in 2009 as medical dean and hospital chief. Madara, who remained on the faculty, later joined the American Medical Association. more
Bloomberg News | 3/18/13
Research emphasis paying off in patents at URI
Who couldn’t use a little extra motivation to get moving? more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

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
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
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
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