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McKee, Langevin to receive honorary degrees

Education 03/31/2023

PROVIDENCE – One current and one former elected official will each receive an honorary degree during commencement ceremonies in May. Gov. Daniel J. McKee will...

Andrew Gelfuso / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Andrew Gelfuso

5Q 03/31/2023

Andrew Gelfuso | Director, Bryant University John H. Chafee Center for International Business 1. After more than 20 years working in the international business sphere in...

CEO, former model inspires Bryant University Women’s Summit attendees to ‘walk...

Economy 03/16/2023

SMITHFIELD – When Beverly Johnson took part in a Vogue photoshoot in 1974, she didn’t know that she was about to make history. Johnson wasn’t told where in the magazine her...

Bryant University launches new physician assistant, nurse practitioner certificate program

Education 03/14/2023

SMITHFIELD – Through the university’s Executive Education and Career Accelerator, Bryant University is launching a new physician assistant and nurse practitioner leadership in health...

PROVIDENCE COLLEGE guard Devin Carter (22) drives the ball towards center court as Seton Hall guard Jamir Harris pursues during the first half of the Friars' loss at home on March 4. Providence College now requires a $500 donation to be eligible to purchase NCAA Tournament tickets. / AP PHOTO/MARK STOCKWELL

PC requires 500% larger donation for March Madness ticket eligibility

Education 03/06/2023

PROVIDENCE – If fans want to see the Providence College men’s basketball team compete in the NCAA Tournament in a couple of weeks, it...

IMPROVED FORMULA? Joseph Baptista, president of Anchor Financial Mortgage Inc. in Pawtucket, says the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s plan to change the way risk-based fees are applied to home loans seems logical. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Changes in mortgage fee structure may shake up industry

Financial Services 03/03/2023

Charging higher fees to a borrower who makes less money and has more debt has historically been the best way for mortgage lenders to...

Bryant University gifted $5M from former board chairman, spouse

Economy 02/21/2023

SMITHFIELD – William and Sue Conaty’s generous support of Bryant University continues. The couple recently gifted the college $5 million and became lead investors in...

DIYA DAS has been named the new dean of Roger Williams University's Mario J. Gabelli School of Business. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Das named new Roger Williams University Gabelli School of Business dean

Education 02/08/2023

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University, in its national search for its next business school dean, only had to look about a half hour away...

VERY CALCULATED: Rick Gorvett, chair of Bryant University’s mathematics department, says the creation of a master’s degree program in actuarial science comes at a time when the need for more actuaries is greater than ever.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

New Bryant master’s program for those looking to make risk their...

Education 02/03/2023

Forget what you might think of people who work as actuaries – overworked number crunchers who toil away in windowless offices, dully calculating risks...