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THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S board of trustees approved Feb. 16 tuition and fees increases for next academic year. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI board of trustees approves tuition, fee increases for next year

Economy 02/19/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Tuition bills for students at the University of Rhode Island will go up next academic year. The university’s board of trustees on...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has modified its spring commencement weekend where all eight individual colleges will have their own ceremonies inside the Ryan Center on May 17-19. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI modifies spring commencement weekend, all ceremonies now inside Ryan Center

Education 01/31/2024

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The experience of graduates walking across the stage and receiving their diplomas this spring will look a bit different at the...

JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY next year will require students to live on campus for their first three years. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Do on-campus college residency requirements limit student choice?

Education 12/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – Meeting new roommates, decorating one’s dorm room and making an acres-large campus one’s home for several months are all part of a...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S Bradford R. Boss Arena will reopen Nov. 6 after a mechanical failure forced the ice arena to close back in August. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI Boss Arena to reopen Nov. 6, financial impact of closure...

Education 10/05/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island’s on-campus indoor ice rink will remain closed until next month while university officials work to make...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND is introducing a new fall graduation ceremony for students, which will take place Dec. 16 at the Ryan Center. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND/NORA LEWIS

URI introducing new fall commencement ceremony for students

Education 09/27/2023

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Graduating students at the University of Rhode Island who complete their degree requirements in the fall will not have to wait...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND will now require mandatory testing for all students, including those living off campus and who take classes only online. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI now requiring mandatory COVID-19 testing for all students

Coronavirus 10/05/2020

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island will now require all students to be tested for COVID-19 starting on Tuesday, the university announced. URI...