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DR. ASHISH K. JHA on July 1 is returning to his post as the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health. / AP FILE PHOTO/ELISE AMENDOLA

Jha to resume role as dean of Brown School of Public Health

PROVIDENCE – Dr. Ashish K. Jha is coming back home to once again lead the Brown University School of Public Health. The Ivy League institution...

RIDE awards $7.5M in grants to 29 local education agencies for outdoor learning

WARWICK – Eighty nine projects across 29 local education agencies have received $7.5 million in grants from the R.I. Department of Education’s Learning Inside...
PARISEAULT BUILDERS INC. employees dressed in construction attire pose for a photo Wednesday during Providence Business News' Best Places to Work Awards ceremony at the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Companies honored at PBN’s Best Places to Work Awards

WARWICK – A nonprofit, a construction company, an insurance provider and a longtime banking institution were recognized among 67 honorees in Providence Business News’...
JOHN PAPAY has been named the new permanent director for Brown University's Annenberg Institute for School Reform. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Papay named Annenberg Institute’s permanent director

PROVIDENCE – Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform’s interim director will now lead the institute on a permanent basis. The university announced that John...

RIDE SurveyWorks results mixed regarding education across R.I.

PROVIDENCE – State-elected and education leaders on May 30 released their annual SurveyWorks results, in which the current pulse of education across Rhode Island...

Five Questions With: Roshni Darnal

Roshni Darnal is the director of community investments for United Way of Rhode Island Inc., where she manages the organization’s strategic direction to address...

RWU collaborative launches public humanities and arts center

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University’s Public Humanities and Arts Collaborative is launching a public humanities and arts center, which the university says will foster...
FIRSTWORKS HAS RECEIVED a $60,000 National Endowment for the Arts grant to support a project helping the organization expand its arts offerings.

FirstWorks receives $60K grant from National Endowment for the Arts

PROVIDENCE – FirstWorks announced on May 25 that it received a $60,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to help support a...
ATTENDEES DANCE DURING Roger Williams Park Zoo's annual Zoobilee! Feast with the Beasts fundraiser in 2019. The zoo will hold this year's event on June 24 at the zoo. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO

Philanthropy Calendar, June 7, 2023

Click here for the Sept. 27, 2022 issue of the Philanthropy Calendar.
AIMEE COUTO, an elementary educator for the East Providence School District, has been named the 2024 Rhode Island Teacher of the year by the R.I. Department of Education. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

East Providence educator named R.I. Teacher of the Year

PROVIDENCE – Aimee Couto, an elementary educator in the East Providence School District, was named the 2024 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year by...
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