Daniel P. Egan
Daniel P. Egan is the president of the Rhode Island Independent Higher Education Association, effective last month. He previously was chief of staff in...
Chamber seeks to recognize flexible employers in R.I.
The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce and When Work Works, a national initiative to highlight the importance of workplace effectiveness, are inviting local employers...
Central Falls H.S. plan gives URI a chance to shine
After Central Falls High School missed its No Child Left Behind targets for the fifth year in a row, triggering a requirement that the...
JWU’s Exchange City awarded $100,000 grant
PROVIDENCE – Exchange City, an interactive educational and entrepreneurial project for middle and high school students housed on the campus of Johnson & Wales...
Bryant MBA program now offered at Lifespan
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University has entered into an agreement with Lifespan to offer its MBA program to Lifespan employees through on-site classes and weekly...
IYRS launching one-year marine systems program
NEWPORT – The International Yacht Restoration School is launching a new one-year program in marine systems this fall.
The IYRS Marine Systems Program will train...
After-school programs added in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public Library and the Providence After School Alliance have joined forces to offer five new after-school programs for middle-school children...
URI department among most productive in field
KINGSTON VILLAGE – The 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index has ranked the University of Rhode Island's department of environmental and natural resource economics the...
Math, reading scores improve across R.I., writing scores drop
PROVIDENCE – Elementary and middle school students' test scores in reading and mathematics improved statewide last year, Gov. Donald L. Carcieri announced Jan. 30.
In...
Ex-U.N. ambassador joins Brown institute
Richard C. Holbrooke, who served as the United States' ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration, has accepted a five-year appointment as...
