Tag: higher education
URI launches new master’s program in management
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island announced late Tuesday that a new master’s degree in management will be introduced at the state’s...
Greene appointed new JWU Providence campus president
PROVIDENCE – Joseph J. Greene Jr. is a Johnson & Wales University lifer, with a resume proving that.
Born and raised in the city, Greene...
R.I. Foundation awards $440K in grants to support 18 medical research...
PROVIDENCE – Approximately $440,000 in seed funding has been awarded by the Rhode Island Foundation to five health organizations and higher education institutions to...
Navigant Credit Union gifts Bryant University $5M for fieldhouse, learning opportunities
SMITHFIELD – A seven-figure gift from Rhode Island’s largest credit union will both help establish Bryant University’s new fieldhouse this fall and create student...
ACLU suing Brown University’s police over denied APRA requests from journalists
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island Inc. is suing Brown University’s police department for allegedly violating the state’s Access to...
Stonehill College receives $15M gift to help build new on-campus sports...
EASTON – A Stonehill College alum who is the former CEO of Adaptive Insights and his wife have contributed the largest financial gift in...
Brown President Paxson receives 2-year contract extension
PROVIDENCE – Christina H. Paxson will remain as Brown University’s president for at least two additional years.
The Ivy League institution’s corporation announced Tuesday that...
Brown University part of federal lawsuit against National Science Foundation
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has joined a chorus of colleges and universities across the country, as well as national education organizations, that are suing...
Johnson & Wales University laying off 91 employees to address ‘serious...
PROVIDENCE – Johnson & Wales University will lay off 91 total employees between its local and North Carolina campuses to address “serious challenges,” including...
Smith named Providence College’s new provost
PROVIDENCE – Thomas Smith, a teacher and scholar with two decades of academic leadership experience, has been named Providence College’s new provost and senior...
