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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 in East Greenwich announced Wednesday that it will decrease its tuition for all grades next year by more than 25%. / COURTESY ROCKY HILL COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

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...
THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to support the local entities’ Ocean Tech Works initiative.

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...
JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY will launch next fall its new "The JWU Pledge" to help cover most or all tuition costs for eligible students. / PBN FILE PHOTO / JAMES BESSETTE

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,...
A NEW REPORT from the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and Salve Regina University students notes that the state's hospitality industry took a $114 million economic hit in the 12 months after the Washington Bridge partially closed. / PBN FILE PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

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...
Heather Boujoulian

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...
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