Tag: Dean Libutti
R.I. postsecondary council approves Warner as RIC’s full-time president
PROVIDENCE – Jack R. Warner will stay on as Rhode Island College’s president.
In a meeting Wednesday morning, the R.I. Council on Postsecondary Education unanimously...
Some liberal arts schools adapting to major shifts
With nurses in high demand, and the field remaining a popular career choice despite workforce shortages, Providence College officials had high hopes for the...
R.I. colleges bucking national enrollment decline trends
PROVIDENCE – Across the country, colleges and universities are seeing fewer and fewer students fill academic halls and dorm rooms over the last few...
Some colleges focus on persuading older students to finish what they...
Graduating college is a milestone for many, perhaps more so in a pandemic.
For Jennifer Vinalon, the diploma holds even more significance. Vinalon, 37, earned...
At many colleges, campus tour deleted from sales pitch
Using smartphones and livestreaming, colleges and universities in Rhode Island have been able to bypass the COVID-19 pandemic to connect with prospective students, showing...
Schools boost fundraising to slow rising student costs
Each year, college gets more expensive. Tuition and other costs have continued to escalate, reports show, prompting ever-higher levels of governmental and institutional financial...
URI profiting from geographic diversity
Stepped-up marketing to international and out-of-state students in recent years is paying off for the University Rhode Island.
A 2017 survey of 500 U.S. colleges...