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RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE was awarded a $455,550 grant from the Champlin Foundation to renovate its chemistry facilities. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE

Champlin awards RIC $455,550 grant to renovate chemistry facilities

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island College has been awarded a $455,550 grant from the Champlin Foundation to renovate the instrument room and chemistry teaching labs...
DRIVERS: Roger Williams University President Donald J. Farish says there are two drivers to the school’s diversification goals: fairness to people who have been historically excluded from higher education, and preparing students for a diverse workplace. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY


Gains so far have been modest, but RWU President Donald J....

In his sixth year as president of Roger Williams ­University, Donald J. Farish is taking steps to dramatically diversify the school’s population – including...
A STRONG RESPONSE: Community College of Rhode Island President Meghan Hughes says that the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program has increased the number of enrolled first-time, full-time students by nearly 50 percent. / PBN FILE PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Public-private support yields a big win for R.I.’s future

It’s a wonderful thing when a plan works, and the latest example is the success of the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program, a signature...
BROWN UNIVERSITY ANNOUCNED A PROGRAM that will convert its financial aid to student from loans to grants. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown seeks to convert student loans to student grants

PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced that it has begun a campaign to eliminate loans from the university’s financial aid packages, with the goal of...
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