What Community Prep can teach other schools
There is an ongoing dialogue in Rhode Island about the quality of our public schools and especially the schools in our urban corridor. Can...
Brown sees opportunities in Lifespan, CNE merger
The proposed merger of Lifespan and Care New England would aid an ambitious campaign at Brown University to increase the prestige of its medical...
OSHA seeks $39,000 in fines from Mass. firm
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced last Tuesday that it is proposing an additional $39,200 in fines against...
RIHTA names state’s restaurant good neighbors
Chef John Philcox of Café Zelda in Newport and Lombardi’s 1025 Club of Johnston have been honored by the R.I. Hospitality and Tourism Association...
Producer prices rise 0.6% in July
WASHINGTON – The Producer Price Index for Finished Goods, a measure of wholesale prices, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6 percent in July, boosted by...
CCRI, PBS to screen film on community colleges
WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island PBS are hosting the premiere Aug. 22 of a documentary film examining the...
URI shifts focus of major to supply-chain issues
KINGSTON – Responding to industry trends, the University of Rhode Island’s College of Business Administration has redefined its operations management major to focus specifically...
Brown, RISD launching joint A.B./BFA program
PROVIDENCE – Brown University and Rhode Island School of Design have launched a joint five-year dual degree program in which graduates will be awarded...
Cleveland bank buys Warwick education
WARWICK – KeyBank, a Cleveland-based bank with $94 billion in assets, is buying Tuition Management Systems Inc. of Warwick, a provider of outsourced tuition...
URI alumna sets up new business scholarships
KINGSTON – University of Rhode Island alumna Cynthia Marcille Deysher and her husband, Bryon Deysher, have made a five-year, $250,000 pledge to finance...
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