Center for Leadership & Educational Equity awarded $9.97M federal grant
PROVIDENCE – The Center for Leadership & Educational Equity recently received a five-year grant award of $9.97 million from the U.S. Department of Education’s...
Hugh Lena, PC’s first provost, dies at 76
PROVIDENCE – Hugh F. Lena III, who was Providence College’s first provost and senior vice president and had been part of the college’s academic...
Rocky Hill Country Day School to reduce tuition by 25% next...
EAST GREENWICH – Families of students attending Rocky Hill Country Day School will start to see discounted tuition bills by more than 25% next...
11 local organizations, 1 artist receive $300K in national arts funding
PROVIDENCE – Eleven local arts entities and an individual artist received a combined $300,000 in National Endowment for the Arts grants to support various...
Five Questions With: Sam Sacco
Sam Sacco is a senior business and economics lecturer at Salve Regina University. Sacco’s students, in partnership with the Rhode Island Hospitality Association, recently...
URI Research/Polaris MEP’s ‘Ocean Tech Works’ initiative receives $3.9M federal grant
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from...
JWU launches free-tuition program for eligible students
PROVIDENCE – Eligible undergraduate students entering Johnson & Wales University this fall can either have most or all of their tuition covered through a...
Brown declared top educational institution in Providence for tech enthusiasts
PROVIDENCE – With a 6-1 student-to-faculty ratio and a strong focus on artificial intelligence, Brown University ranks highest among college choices for technology enthusiasts in Providence,...
Study shows R.I. hospitality industry took $114M hit after Washington Bridge...
PROVIDENCE – A new joint report from the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and Salve Regina University econometrics students projects the state has taken a...
Boujoulian becomes first woman to lead RWU board of trustees
HEATHER BOUJOULIAN, a Roger Williams University alumna and managing director and head of development at Boston-based real estate firm Berkshire Residential Investments, was recently...