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CCRI professor Murray honored with 2025 ACBSP Teaching Excellence Award

WARWICK – Maureen A. Murray, an associate business and professional studies professor at the Community College of Rhode Island, was recently named the recipient...
SMOOTHER PATHWAY: Rosemary Costigan is the interim president of the Community College of Rhode Island, which is partnering with Rhode Island College on a fully online program that will provide students a smoother pathway to a Bachelor of ­Science in nursing degree.
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2 colleges join forces to clear path for nurses

When Patricia Kelling’s son was born with severe heart problems years ago, she struggled to understand what was wrong. “I didn’t know what the doctors...
FEELING COMFORTABLE: U.S. Navy veteran Lidell Booysen says the University of Rhode Island has eased his transition from the military. URI is one of six local colleges that have received the Military Friendly School designation. 
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These local colleges prove to be ‘military friendly’

Lidell Booysen is a U.S. Navy veteran and a mechanical engineering student at the University of Rhode Island. The 25-year-old isn’t like most of...

CCRI partners with RIC to launch online RN to BSN program

PROVIDENCE – The Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College recently announced a fully online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in...

CCRI, United Way open 211 satellite office

WARWICK – United Way of Rhode Island Inc. has partnered with the Community College of Rhode Island for the nonprofit to open a 211...

R.I. Commerce Corp. awards $282K in innovation vouchers

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously awarded four innovation vouchers totaling $282,921 to accelerate product innovation and expand high...
UP IN THE AIR: People such as Victoria McNeil, director of financial aid at the University of Rhode Island, are paying close attention to the projected $2.7 billion shortfall for the federal Pell Grant program and what it means for future aid to undergraduate students. 
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The future of Pell grants is unclear for students

The federal Pell Grant program, named after the late Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, has money problems. The Congressional Budget Office is projecting the program...

Dr. Jill Guindon-Nasir

Dr. Jill Guindon-Nasir Assistant Professor, Management CCRI ccri.edu Dr. Guindon-Nasir has over 25 years of experience in International Business, and has a passion for learning, leadership, service excellence,...

Dr. Rachel A. Rogers

Dr. Rachel A. Rogers Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Professor of Psychology CCRI ccri.edu Dr. Rachel A. Rogers (she/her/hers) is the Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence...

Roger Hart, Ph.D.

Roger Hart, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Physics, in the Physics and Engineering Department CCRI ccri.edu Dr. Hart loves teaching astronomy, geology, oceanography, and physics! He is passionate about engaging...
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