Reporting for nonprofits can be more difficult
Rhode Island has a higher percentage of nonprofits and educational institutions than most states, and many of them are facing a year-end deadline to...
NOAA oceanic-research vessel has local home
Data from two oceanic-research vessels soon will regularly stream into the University of Rhode Island’s Inner Space Center in Narragansett. The center’s founder and...
Bias awareness difficult to gain but important
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported an unprecedented 15 percent increase in workplace bias lawsuits during 2008 as compared with 2007. This...
Free Clinic gets $20K from UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare of New England donated $20,000 to further the work being done at the Rhode Island Free Clinic (RIFC).
“This money will be used...
Simmons is top earner among local college heads
Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons’ compensation continued to outpace her local peers in fiscal 2008, but she received one of the more modest...
URI M.S. program gets SHRM accreditation
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s master’s degree program in labor relations and human resources has earned accreditation from the Society for...
More than 300 students join College Crusade
PROVIDENCE – More than 300 urban sixth graders this fall have joined The College Crusade of Rhode Island, a nonprofit charged with improving college...
Former URI dean to lead Mt. Holyoke College
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Lynn Pasquerella, a former University of Rhode Island professor and dean, has been named president of her alma mater, Mount...
Fair value needed for land opened by Iway
Now that the $610 million relocation of Interstate 195 through Providence is complete, the next step in the process will see the old highway...
Gibbs College looks to start new chapter
Gibbs College, long a mainstay in career training in Rhode Island, is close to death – and a rebirth.
As planned for the last year...
