Tag: Brenda Dann-Messier
Lawmakers approve consumer protections for student-loan servicing practices
PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers approved the Student Loan Bill of Rights to protect Rhode Islanders through new consumer protections and oversight of student-loan servicing practices,...
R.I. postsecondary education commissioner issues report on boosting attainment
WARWICK – The state commissioner for postsecondary education released a report Thursday that could lay the groundwork for a plan to get at least...
Dann-Messier stepping down as commissioner of R.I. postsecondary education
WARWICK – Brenda Dann-Messier, Rhode Island's commissioner of postsecondary education, is stepping down next month and taking a part-time job with national education consulting...
WEC receives $750K STEM grant from U.S. Navy for equipment, staff...
WESTERLY – The Westerly Education Center received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research to fund the addition of capacity...
Raimondo announces Northern Rhode Island Higher Education Center with public-private partnerships
WOONSOCKET – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced a new public-private partnership designed to bring new job training programs through the establishment of the Northern...
RIDE awards $6.9M for adult education programs
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Education has awarded $6.9 million in grants to support 21 adult education programs in Rhode Island, the department...
R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education approves tuition increases at URI, RIC
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education voted to raise tuition at the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College this fall,...
Five Questions With Brenda Dann-Messier
Brenda Dann-Messier | Commissioner of postsecondary education, Rhode Island
1. What are the most serious challenges, or weaknesses, in the Rhode Island higher education system?...
Dann-Messier appointed commissioner of R.I. postsecondary education
PROVIDENCE - Brenda Dann-Messier has been appointed the commissioner of Rhode Island postsecondary education, the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner announced Tuesday.
“We have a...
Erin Wilbur named executive director of South Street Landing Nursing Education...
Updated 3:41 p.m.
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner named Erin Wilbur as the executive director of the R.I. Nursing Education Center. The...
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