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Future site of Westerly Higher Education and Job Skills Center celebrated
WESTERLY – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Thursday touted a new center here designed to train workers in maritime pipefitting, sheet metal and carpentry...
Pulitzer Prize Board awards $45,739 to R.I. Council for the Humanities
PROVIDENCE – The Pulitzer Prize Board has awarded $45,739 to the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities for a program called “What is the...
URI launching new sustainable agriculture, food systems major
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is launching a new, interdisciplinary undergraduate major in sustainable agriculture and food systems this fall, with...
URI College of Business Administration launching first endowed professorship in finance
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration is launching its first endowed professorship in finance thanks to a pledge...
Elorza proposes moving administrative city school staff
(Updated 2:09 p.m.)
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza Tuesday announced a proposed restructuring of administrative city school staff, moving them into schools to better...
Van Beuren Foundation details 2015 grants worth $4.5M
(Updated 10:57 a.m.)
NEWPORT – The van Beuren Charitable Foundation awarded 72 grants totaling $4.5 million in 2015 to improve the quality of life and...
Brown University releases action plan to create more diverse campus
PROVIDENCE – Brown University on Monday put forth a plan to create a more diverse and inclusive academic community that is responsive to issues...
Raimondo wants to make SAT and PSAT testing free for public...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is proposing $500,000 be set aside as part of her 2017 budget to make college entrance SAT and...
Cracking the code to student engagement
Classmates recently videotaped fifth-grader Ian McLellan articulately describing his problem-solving methods for coding, which schools try to develop through a program that uses popular...
Cianci leaves a mixed legacy
Vincent A. "Buddy" Cianci Jr., a politician renowned as both the "Prince of Providence" and a convicted felon, died last week after a battle...
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