Where does Mass. move to tuition-free community colleges leave R.I.?
Massachusetts has expanded its community college tuition-free program to cover all students this fall, but don't expect Rhode Island to follow suit anytime soon.
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Study: Brown University ranked 22nd for producing startup founders
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is 22nd among colleges globally for producing the most startup founders, according to a new ranking by PitchBook.
PitchBook, a publication...
Providence Public Schools adding cameras to bus fleet
PROVIDENCE – Each fall, a return to school brings the usual rush of yellow buses to Rhode Island’s streets. But this year, buses will come...
RIDE’s takeover of Providence schools to continue for 3 years, but...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s largest public school district will remain in the R.I. Department of Education’s control for the next three years at the...
Ex-PC hoops coach Cooley was highest-paid Big East coach in FY...
PROVIDENCE – Ed Cooley not only received strong financial compensation from Providence College in what would be his last year as the school’s head...
HUB SNUB: Can R.I.’s effort to build blue economy weather missing...
With a team of researchers spread coast to coast, Nereid Biomaterials had a few options when looking for a place to set up a...
CCRI receives anonymous $2M gift to launch graduation pathways pilot program
WARWICK – An anonymous donor has gifted the Community College of Rhode Island the largest individual private financial award in the college’s 60-year history...
URI receives $8M to support state’s research ecosystem
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has been awarded an $8 million U.S. National Science Foundation grant to support the state’s research...
Brown University community coordinators union on strike over unfair labor practices
PROVIDENCE – More than 130 Labor Organization of Community Coordinators AFT/RIFTHP Local 6516 members began walking the picket line Wednesday morning at Brown University...
Five Questions With: Todd M. Alessandri
Todd M. Alessandri is the new dean of Bryant University’s College of Business. He was previously associate dean of education at the D’Amore-McKim School...