Brown plans to build another residence hall on Brook Street
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is in the early stages of adding another residence hall to its campus. The Ivy League university announced Tuesday it is...
URI professor developing abuse-reporting app to help people with intellectual disabilities
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island assistant professor is working with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local organizations in creating an app...
PC business school professor’s $500K gift helps create new computer lab
PROVIDENCE – A faculty member at Providence College’s School of Business offered the school a substantial personal gift, which resulted in the school expanding...
In hot U.S. jobs market, half of college grads are missing...
WASHINGTON – Millions of Americans are seeing little return from their expensive college degrees - even in today’s hot jobs market. For the first time...
R.I. Promise laying groundwork for a better-educated workforce
State lawmakers were wise to put a sunset provision in legislation creating the Rhode Island Promise program, which allows qualifying students the chance to...
R.I. universities take steps to ease coronavirus fears
The epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China is thousands of miles away from Rhode Island, but its impact is being felt locally, particularly...
Are there new options in works for ‘Superman’ building?
Discussions have been rekindled about how to reoccupy the “Superman” building, the iconic Providence skyscraper that’s been empty and dark for seven years. But...
Raimondo pushes to make tuition-free program a permanent Promise
When Davila Jackley graduates from the Community College of Rhode Island this spring, she’ll do so without having paid any tuition. Jackley, 19, is among...
Dining Out: JWU adds a new degree of knowledge
When did food become so complicated? It seems like it should be just the opposite. We eat three times a day. The taking of nourishment...
Ruth wins $500K music grant award
SEBASTIAN RUTH is the recipient of the $500,000 Lewis Prize for Music, which provides multiyear support to enable leaders and organizations to make sustained...
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