PBN Summit: Right now, courage required to sustain DEI
WARWICK – Advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion is being viewed as an increasingly risky proposition in today's political climate, causing many businesses and...
Jha stepping down as dean of the Brown University School of Public Health
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Ashish K. Jha, who served as the White House’s coronavirus response coordinator at the request of then-President Joe Biden, is stepping down...
RIDE provides $457K to 12 education agencies to help students experiencing homelessness
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has awarded more than $457,000 to 12 local education agencies in support of school communities to better serve the needs of students experiencing homelessness.
The funds...
Stonehill College launches new degree programs in nursing and business
EASTON – Stonehill College has been granted permission by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
Applications are...
Davies Career and Tech awarded $25K grant for advanced auto repair equipment
LINCOLN – William M. Davies Jr. Career and Technical High School recently received a $25,000 grant to purchase advanced automotive technology equipment, the school...
Nonprofit bringing small businesses together to grow and thrive
MIDDLETOWN – Small Business Collective, a nonprofit organization aimed at supporting small businesses, has launched in Rhode Island and has named Mollie Frazer Williams...
BankNewport awards $480K to support more than 50 local nonprofits
NEWPORT – The BankNewport Charitable Foundation has awarded more than $480,000 in its latest round of community grants, directing funding to more than 50...
Washington Trust donates $25K to support hunger relief across 3 states
WESTERLY – The Washington Trust Co. has donated $25,000 to 26 food pantries and social service organizations across Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut, the...
Rhode Island Community Food Bank delays release of its annual hunger report
In any other year, the data that informs an annual report released every Thanksgiving by the Rhode Island Community Food Bank would tell the...
R.I.’s first cultural feminist center to open in Providence next year
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s first feminist cultural center, The Alcove, will open at 189 Broadway on Jan. 10. The two-story space aims to provide women...
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