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JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY next fall will launch its new three-year, in person bachelor's degree program. JWU will be the first higher education institution in the U.S. to launch this initiative. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Should elective classes be eliminated from college degree requirements?

Education 10/25/2024

PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University on Oct. 22 announced that it will launch a three-year bachelor’s degree program in four study areas next...

Five Questions With: Tiffany Reed

In Their Own Words 10/25/2024

Tiffany Reed is the chief development officer for United Way of Rhode Island Inc., joining the organization’s senior leadership team this past September. She...

IN PROGRESS: The nonprofit SWAP Inc. (Stop Wasting Abandoned Property) is building this two-family house at Burnside and Arnold streets in East Providence to sell to a family that meets income limits. Supporters of Question 3 on the ballot say similar affordable housing programs will be funded with a $120 million bond issue.  PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond issues on ballot

Art & Culture 10/25/2024

In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market. That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...

AI PROPONENTS: Christopher Parisi, right, president of Trailblaze Inc., moderates a panel discussion on how artificial intelligence can transform businesses in Rhode Island at Providence Business News’ 2024 Cybersecurity, AI and Tech Summit at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick in Warwick on Oct. 10. Panelists from left are: Arnell Milhouse, co-founder and CEO at SiliconXL and DevAccelerator Inc.; Tim Henry, professor at Rhode Island College; and Dori Albert, president of Spyglass MTG LLC.  PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel pushes for R.I. businesses to adopt AI, says state lags behind other tech...

PBN Summit 10/25/2024

If artificial intelligence was personified as one of your co-workers, Rhode Island College professor Tim Henry says, it would right now rank as an...

Renee Randol is a board-certified behavior analyst. She founded North Kingstown-based Navigate Behaviors LLC in 2016 and serves as executive director. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Focus on staff strengths

Health Services 10/25/2024

Renee Randol | Navigate Behaviors LLC executive director A neurodiverse workforce is one where a spectrum of employees can complement each other to achieve a...

Kristie DeJesus / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Kristie DeJesus

5Q 10/25/2024

Kristie DeJesus | Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking at Bryant University 1. What is your vision for Bryant’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Design...

Agreement for incubator labs in Providence is designed to fill need

Education 10/25/2024

As Massachusetts is facing a surplus of lab space, Rhode Island life science leaders are celebrating taking the first steps to develop incubator lab...

Springer earns higher education leadership award

Education 10/25/2024

JACQUI SPRINGER, assistant dean of student support and advocacy services with the dean of students’ office at the University of Rhode Island, recently received...

United Way of Rhode Island Inc.

Nonprofit 10/25/2024

Mission: United Way of Rhode Island Inc. unites the community and resources to build racial equity and opportunities for all Rhode Islanders. Year founded: 1926 Top...