Tag: Bristol Community College
Five Questions With: Laura L. Douglas
Laura L. Douglas is the president of Bristol Community College. She announced on Jan. 29 that she will retire next January after serving as...
Bristol Community College president to retire in January 2025
FALL RIVER – Laura L. Douglas in a year’s time will officially call it a career in higher education.
The president of Bristol Community College...
Trombly named director of National Offshore Wind Institute
FALL RIVER – Jessica Trombly, who previously served in a leadership role at the New Bedford Economic Development Council, has been named director of...
Medeiros named Commonwealth Heroine by Mass. Commission on Status of Women
TAUNTON – Joan Medeiros, vice president and head of small-business lending and government partnerships at Bristol County Savings Bank, was named to the Commonwealth...
New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it...
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in...
Tuition program puts new spin on incentive
Cecilia Guante didn’t plan on stopping her schooling after she finished her associate degree.
But she ran out of money and had to shelve her...
Local colleges receive millions from FEMA for COVID-19 testing expenses
PROVIDENCE – Local colleges and universities for the better part of the last two years conducted test after test, health screening after health screening...
UMasss receives $375K match from local banks for student offshore wind...
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was recently awarded $375,000 in grants from three local financial institutions to match a grant from the...
Report: Bryant University among best in U.S. in return on higher...
SMITHFIELD – Bryant University’s return on higher education investment scored high marks with the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.
The center announced...
An opportunity for business, higher ed to collaborate
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
“Workforce development” is arguably the most important social challenge...
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