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...
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’...
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 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...
Philanthropy Calendar, June 7, 2023
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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...



















