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 program
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island professor was recently awarded a seven-figure federal grant to help students from underrepresented groups pursue their...
Report: R.I. 14th overall best state for workers, 15th for working women
PROVIDENCE – Oxfam's latest report on U.S. working conditions by state placed Rhode Island as the 14th best state for workers overall, and the...
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...
R.I. Food Bank receives $500K grant to address racial disparities in food insecurity
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Community Food Bank recently received a $500,000 grant from Feeding America’s Food Security Equity Impact Fund to help address...
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...
Philanthropy Calendar, Aug. 30, 2023
Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
Lawsuit over alleged lack of special education services to young students settled
PROVIDENCE – A settlement between the Rhode Island American Civil Liberties Union Inc., the Rhode Island Center for Justice, the R.I. Department of Education...
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