Brown University forms ad hoc committee to review its admissions practices
PROVIDENCE – A new 10-person ad hoc committee has been formed at Brown University to examine the Ivy League institution's admissions practices, including reviewing...
SBA awards Chafee Center $150K to support small-businesses exporting
SMITHFIELD – The John H. Chafee Center for International Business at Bryant University on Wednesday received a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business...
JWU opens renovated facilities for accelerated nursing program
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University dedicated a newly renovated space that houses the university’s accelerated nursing program on Aug. 31, just as the...
Ghadessi appointed new RISD provost
PROVIDENCE – About a year after she began the same full-time position at Wheaton College, Touba Ghadessi shifted her sights to Rhode Island to...
College leaders positioned to meet post-pandemic challenges
Since 2019, eight of the region’s 13 four-year colleges have hired new long-term leaders. And another four-year school, Rhode Island College, still has an...
Coclin receives teaching excellence award
MARIA COCLIN, associate professor and professional studies department chair at the Community College of Rhode Island, was recently named the regional recipient of the...
Meet the new guard: Whelan’s presidency brings Wheaton ‘full circle’
When Michaele Whelan became Wheaton College president in January 2022, it brought the Norton-based liberal arts college back to its roots in a way.
The...
URI professor receives $1.1M federal grant to develop new URI ESTEEMED...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island professor was recently awarded a seven-figure federal grant to help students from underrepresented groups pursue their...
UMass Dartmouth studio arts programming moving out of Star Store building
NEW BEDFORD – Citing that funding from the commonwealth has ceased, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth will immediately move its studio arts programs out...
St. Andrew’s School names Pierce inaugural Gurney Learning Support chair
BARRINGTON – Courtney Pierce, a former learning support case manager and teacher at Hong Kong International School, was recently appointed as St. Andrew’s School’s...
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