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THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island is a finalist in the Lumina Foundation’s 'The Million Dollar Community College Challenge.' / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI a finalist in Lumina Foundation’s $1M prize to boost marketing...

WARWICK – The Community College of Rhode Island is among 10 community colleges from around the U.S. in the running for a seven-figure grant...
A NEW SCHOLARSHIP program has been established at the University of Rhode Island College of Business to support underrepresented students. Pictured from left are URI Associate Vice President for Enrollment Dean Libutti, URI Director of Talent Development Gerald R. Williams, URI President Marc B. Parlange, Aretec Inc. President and Co-Founder Roby Luna URI College of Business Dean Maling Ebrahimpour. / COURTESY JOE GIBLIN

New scholarship program for underrepresented students launches at URI College of...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A University of Rhode Island alumnus who co-founded a data science firm has committed a six-figure gift to create a scholarship...
COMMON GOAL: From left, Tekla E. Moquin, associate vice president of the division of workforce partnerships at the Community College of Rhode Island; Amy Grzybowski, assistant commissioner at the R.I. Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner; and Jenifer Giroux, assistant vice president for professional studies and continuing education at Rhode Island College, have been working together to provide an education system that allows all Rhode Islanders a chance at earning a degree or advanced credential in fields that are in demand. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Leaders lay groundwork to ‘supercharge’ training

It was a first at Rhode Island College. At the start of the spring semester, the college started offering a fully online degree – a...
JACK WARNER has been appointed as the interim president of Rhode Island College. / COURTESY EDUCATION STRATEGY GROUP

Former R.I. higher ed commissioner tapped as RIC interim president

PROVIDENCE – Jack Warner, who served as commissioner of the R.I. Board of Governors for Higher Education during Donald L. Carcieri’s tenure as governor,...
THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Dartmouth has received $30 million in funding from the commonwealth to upgrade the Liberal Arts Building on campus. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH

UMass Dartmouth gets $30M to upgrade Liberal Arts Building

DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts has been awarded $30 million in funding from the Massachusetts Executive Office for Administration and Finance’s Division of...
A NEW STUDY from Brown University's Annenberg Institute concludes that teacher retention rate declines within the Providence Public School District are not as dire as news reports suggest.

Study: Providence school teacher retention rates declining, but doesn’t show ‘exodus’

PROVIDENCE – Declining teacher retention rates within the Providence Public School District over the last three years since the state takeover and the onset...
PROVIDENCE COLLEGE'S annual 'Friars Give' fundraising initiative on April 6 raised approximately $2.8 million for the college, a new record. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

Providence College’s ‘Friars Give’ day raises record $2.8M

PROVIDENCE – Six years ago, Providence College first launched its annual “Friars Give” annual springtime giving initiative, reaching out to those closely associated to...
BILL CLINTON, the 42nd U.S. president, will speak at Brown University's annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture on April 26. / COURTESY THE CLINTON FOUNDATION

Former U.S. President Clinton to speak at Brown University April 26

PROVIDENCE – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be a guest speaker at Brown University’s annual Casey Shearer Memorial Lecture on April 26 at...

JWU, URI receive $270K federal research grant to explore challenges with...

PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island and Johnson & Wales University announced late Monday that they received a $270,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
ED COOLEY, Providence College head men's basketball coach, was named on Sunday the 2022 Werner Ladder Naismith Coach Of The Year, the highest national honor given to college basketball coaches for their performances this past season. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

PC men’s basketball coach Cooley named 2022 Naismith Coach Of The...

PROVIDENCE – Ed Cooley’s personal trophy case increased by one significant piece of hardware. The Providence College men’s basketball coach on Sunday was named the...
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