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Barbara E. Wolfe, University of Rhode Island provost and executive vice...

Business Services 08/24/2023

PBN Leaders & Achievers 2023 Barbara E. Wolfe University of Rhode Island Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs BARBARA E. WOLFE HAS SPENT her 33-year...

BARBARA E. WOLFE has been named the University of Rhode Island's new provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI names nursing college dean Wolfe new provost

Education 11/22/2022

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The dean of the University of Rhode Island’s College of Nursing will have a new prominent role with the university starting...

DONALD H. DEHAYES announced Thursday that he will step down as the University of Rhode Island's provost and vice president of academic affairs later this year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

DeHayes to step down as URI provost later this year

Education 02/05/2021

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Donald H. DeHayes announced Thursday that he will step down as the University of Rhode Island’s provost and vice president of...

Grammas resigns as executive director of URI’s Ryan Institute

Education 01/10/2020

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Paula Grammas, the first executive director of the University of Rhode Island’s George & Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience, resigned from...

Kaugars named URI’s new chief information officer

Education 08/03/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Effective July 23, Karlis Kaugars has begun work as University of Rhode Island’s next chief information officer. Kaugars, who previously served as...

THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND has established a new endowed professorship in the College of Business with a $1 million commitment from Fredrick J. Newton III and and Susan Newton. / COURTESY URI

URI receives $1M to create endowed professorship in the College of...

Education 05/17/2018

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island has established a new endowed professorship for the College of Business with a $1 million commitment...

URI profiting from geographic diversity

Education 03/16/2018

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...

FOUR EDUCATIONAL technology initiatives received a combined $623,460 in grants from the Champlin Foundation Tuesday. /PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI educational tech initiatives receive $600K-plus in grants

Education 12/13/2017

SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Four Champlin Foundation grants totaling $623,460 were awarded to four University of Rhode Island educational technology tools, the state's flagship research institute...

LENDING SUPPORT: Donald H. DeHayes, University of Rhode Island provost and vice president of academic affairs, says URI is sensitive to the cost of education and spends $100,000 on financial aid each year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Tuition, fees up at Rhode Island colleges, universities

Education 09/15/2017

In the fall, Rhode Island’s public-college students will find their education a little more expensive. The fiscal year 2018 state budget included across-the-board tuition...