New club focuses on successful R.I. entrepreneurs
Frank Lubrano, an accomplished entrepreneur and owner of Lubrano Value Advisors LLC, said his first reaction to the creation of the Enterprise Club of...
R.I. colleges eye technology for safety
Michael Quinn, director of campus safety and security of Johnson & Wales University’s Providence campus, says high-tech emergency notification systems for college campuses have...
New associate VP at CCRI to focus on academics
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island has promoted veteran administrator Ron Schertz to associate vice president for student services, with a focus...
Brown to award 9 honorary degrees at graduation
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will confer honorary degrees on three New Orleans-based university presidents during its 239th commencement exercises on May 27 in recognition...
Crime lab at URI wins international accreditation
KINGSTON – The R.I. State Crime Laboratory at the University of Rhode Island was accredited last month by the international division of Forensic Quality...
New nonprofit to focus on developing countries
PROVIDENCE – Shawn Rubin, a kindergarten teacher at CVS Highlander School, and his wife, Laura Westberg, have founded a nonprofit organization called Longitude to...
RWU law school offering free/low-cost mediation
BRISTOL – Roger Williams University’s Ralph R. Papitto School of Law has launched a mediation clinic that helps East Bay residents settle disagreements without...
Amica pledges $75,000 to URI scholarship fund
The Amica Companies Foundation has pledged $75,000 over five years to the University of Rhode Island’s “Making a Difference” capital campaign.
The commitment will...
Board of Regents leader to retire after 8 years
PROVIDENCE – James A. DiPrete, a member of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education since 1997 and its chairman since 1999,...
JWU plans student center<br> in Rolo Building
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University has hired Boston-based ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge to design a 30,000-square-foot student services center in a two-story building that...
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